A Very Serious Matter
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If some one loves a flower of which just one example exists among all the millions and millions of stars, that’s enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars. He tells himself, “My flower’s up there somewhere. . . .” But if the sheep eats the flower, then for him it’s as if, suddenly, all the stars went out. And that isn’t important?
- The Little Prince, when told by the narrator that his rose is not a serious matter
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944)
Source: The Little Prince
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