Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"We are all youthful barbarians, and only our new toys bring us excitement. That has been the sole purpose of our flights. This one flies higher, that one faster. But now we will make ourselves at home. We will forget the machine, the tool. It is no longer complex; it does what it is supposed to do, unnoticed. And through this tool we will find again the old nature, the nature of the gardener, the navigator, the poet."

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Source: Antoine De Saint-Exupery (2015). “The Little Prince: Illustrated Edition”, p.109, 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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