So I don't know how many people are familiar with the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint Exupery. The book was originally written in French, I'd love to read it in it's original language. Alas, I am not even close to bilingual. Thus I read the book in English, and online mind you. But I am going to buy it right after work. It is the most beautifully constructed book I've read it quite some time. It's inspiring and poetic, I cried a lot during it. Here's a little excerpt, one of my favorite parts:
"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. 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...""I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me..."
I don't feel like I can write much more right now. I'm sort of just sitting here thinking all deeply now...damn you fantastic French author...damn you.
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