He who would travel happily must travel light.

—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: , US: ; French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi] ), was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator. He is best known as the author of The Little Prince.

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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

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Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

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