Leman Humbetova

I didn't know how to reach him, where to find him...It's so mysterious, the land of tears.
Reklam
"If someone 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?"
"I know a planet inhabited by a redfaced gentleman. He's never smelled a flower. He's never looked at a star. He's never loved anyone. He's never done anything except add up numbers. And all day long he says over and over, just like you, 'I'm a serious man! I'm a serious man!' And that puffs him up with pride. But he's not a man at all-he's a mushroom!"
"One day I saw the sun set forty-four times!" And a little later you added, "You know, when you're feeling very sad, sunsets are wonderful..." "On the day of the forty-four times, were you feeling very sad?" But the little prince didn't answer.
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.
Reklam