Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"People have stars, but they aren't the same. For travelers, the stars are guides. For other people, they're nothing but tiny lights. And for still others, for scholars, they're problems... But all those stars are silent stars. You, though, you'll have stars like nobody else... since I'll be laughing on one of them, for you it'll be as if all the stars are laughing. You'll have stars that can laugh!... and it'll be as if I had given you, instead of stars, a lot of tiny bells that know how to laugh."

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Source: Antoine De Saint-Exupery (2015). “The Little Prince: Illustrated Edition”, p.44, eKitap Projesi

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Writer, Aviator

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a French writer and aviator, best known for his novella 'The Little Prince,' which explores themes of love and human connection.

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