Цитаты из книги «Маленький принц / The Little Prince»

My flower is ephemeral,” the little prince said to himself, “and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I left her on my planet, all alone!” That was his first moment of regret.“What place will you advise me to visit now?” he asked.“The planet Earth,” replied the geographer. “It has a good reputation.” And the little prince went away.

But what does that mean—‘ephemeral’?” repeated the little prince. “My flower is ephemeral,” the little prince said to himself, “and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I left her on my planet, all alone!”

But extinct volcanoes may come to life again,” the little prince interrupted. “What does that mean—‘ephemeral’?” “Whether volcanoes are extinct or alive, it is the same thing for us,” said the geographer. “The thing that matters to us is the moun

They never become old-fashioned. It is very rarely that a mountain changes its position. It is very rarely that an ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of eternal things.” “But extinct volcanoes may come to life again,” the little prince interrupted. “What does that mean—‘ephemeral’?”

is not very interesting. It is all so small. I have three volcanoes. Two volcanoes are active and the other is extinct. But one never knows.” “Geographies,” said the geographer, “are the books which, of all books, are most concerned with matters of consequence. They never become old-fashioned. It is very rarely that a mountain changes its position. It is very rarely that an ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of eternal things.”

Oh, where I live,” said the little prince, “it

The geographer opened his big register, and sharpened his pencil. “Well?” said the geographer

For example, if the discovery is a large mountain, one requires large stones from it.” The geographer was suddenly excited. “But you—you come from far away! You are an explorer! You will describe your planet to me!”

I know someone,” said the little prince, “who will be a bad explorer.”

The geographer is a very important person to loaf about. He does not leave his desk. But he receives the explorers in his study. He asks them questions, and he notes down what they say.