What evidence can you find to
show that the “pilot” was unauthentic when the Little Prince first met
him?
How (when he was younger) did
the Pilot decide whether someone were “clear-sighted”? How did the
Little Prince test whether the Pilot were clear-sighted?
He …”who asked me so many
questions, never seemed to hear the ones I asked him”.
“He did not reply”, “He buried
himself in the contemplation of his treasure”.
“I caught a gleam of light in
the impenetrable mystery of his presence”
What is the significance of
the references to the Turkish astronomer?
“The proof that the little
prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he
ws looking for a sheep. If anyone wants a sheep, that is a proof that
he exists.”
…’seeds are invisible’ p. 20
They sleep deep in the heart
of the earth’s darkness, until someone among them is seized with the
desire to awaken.
“When I made the drawing of
the baobabs I was carried beyond myself by the inspiring force of
urgent necessity”.
What are the baobabs a
metaphor for? What is a planet a metaphor for?
“It was thanks to the
sheep-the secret of the little prince’s life was revealed to me.”
“It is enough to make him
happy just to look at the stars”. P. 28
“It is such a secret place,
the land of tears”
“She chose her colors with
the greatest care”. P. 29
The flower “and I was born at
the same moment as the sun…” p. 30
“She had come in the form of
a seed. She could not have known anything of any other worlds”. P. 31.
“…he put his planet in
perfect order. He carefully cleaned out his active volcanoes…so he
cleaned out the extinct volcano too. P.32
“…I must endure the presence
of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the
butterflies”. P. 34
The little prince cries. The
flower cries.
“Over what could this king
really rule?” Can you answer this question posed by the little prince?
“Then you shall judge
yourself”, the king answered. “That is the most difficult thing of
all. It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man
of true wisdom”. P. 39
On matters of consequence,
the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of
the grown-ups. P. 47
“It may well be that this man
is absurd…And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful” (pp. 47.48)
“orders are orders” – the
lamplighter p. 48
“he felt that he loved this
lamplighter who was so faithful to his orders”.
Little Prince: “Your planet
is very beautiful”…
Geographer: “I couldn’t tell
you” (p. 52)
Geographer: “We do not record
flowers…because they are ephemeral…we write of eternal things”
“They (grown-ups) fancy
themselves as important as the baobabs” p. 57
Snake: “It is also lonely
among men”. P. 58
Flower on Earth: “The wind
blows them (men) away. They have no roots, and that makes their life
very difficult”. P. 60
Little Prince: “I am all
alone” p. 61
Fox: “I cannot play wit you…I
am not tamed…but if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me,
you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all
the world”.
Fox: “One only understand the
things that one tames…Men have no more time to understand anything.
They buy things all ready made at the shopes.
“Words are the source of
misunderstandings”.
“Only the children know what
they are looking for” p. 73
“The stars are beautiful,
because of a flower that cannot be seen”. P. 75
“What makes the desert
beautiful…is that somewhere it hides a well”.
“But the eyes are blind. One
must look with the heart”. P. 79
“All men have stars…but they
are not the same things for different people”. P.85