By now, you can probably tell that I am very fond of quotes. Perhaps a little too fond, if that is indeed possible. Regardless, I have another quote that I would like to share--a passage from Antoine de Saint Exupery's The Little Prince (which is, by the way, a delightful little book). I think that it is quite charming and, at the same time, thought-provoking.
"Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him . . . They are like that. One must not hold it against them. Children should always show great forbearance towards grown-up people."
~Antoine de Saint Exupery
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