The Little Prince.
Then he added, “Go look at the roses again. You’ll understand that yours is the only rose in all the world…”
The little prince went to look at the roses again. “You’re not at all like my rose. You’re nothing at all yet,” he told them…”
You’re lovely, but you’re empty,” he went on. “One couldn’t die for you. Of course, an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of you together, since she’s the one I’ve watered…Since she’s my rose.”
“Goodbye,” said the fox. “Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes…It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.”
