The Soulful Truth: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
A Gift for Adults: "All grown-ups were once children... but only a few of them remember it."
On Responsibility and Love: "It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
A Healing Classic: "A timeless masterpiece that heals the soul and helps us rediscover innocence in a noisy world."

The Little Prince, published in 1943 by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is one of the most cherished works of literature in the world. The story begins with a narrator—a pilot—who crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, where he encounters a young prince who has traveled from a tiny asteroid known as B-612.

Through the Prince’s journey across different planets and his interactions with a unique rose, a wise fox, and the narrator, the novella explores profound themes of loneliness, friendship, love, loss, and the meaning of life in a simple yet poetic tone. It serves as a gentle but sharp critique of the "serious" world of adults—often blinded by vanity and greed—reminding readers to cherish the invisible yet essential bonds of the heart.

Xue Mingwei