Маленький принц

           You’rethewaymyfoxwas. Hewasjustafoxlikeahundredthousandothers. ButI’vemadehimmyfriend,andnowhe’stheonlyfoxinalltheworld." 

           Andtheroseswerehumbled. 

           "Youarelovely,butyou’reempty,"hewenton. "Onecouldn’tdieforyou. Ofcourse,anordinarypasserbywouldthinkmyroselookedjustlikeyou. Butmyrose,allonherown,ismoreimportantthanallofyoutogether, sinceshe’stheoneI’vewatered. Sinceshe’stheoneIputunderglass. Sinceshe’stheoneIshelteredbehindascreen. Sinceshe’stheoneforwhomIkilledthecaterpillars(exceptthetwoorthreeforbutterflies). Sinceshe’stheoneIlistenedtowhenshecomplained,orwhensheboasted,orevensometimeswhenshesaidnothingatall. Sinceshe’smyrose." 

           Andhewentbacktothefox. 

           "Good-bye,"hesaid. 

           "Good-bye,"saidthefox. "Hereismysecret. It’squitesimple: Oneseesclearlyonlywiththeheart. Anythingessentialisinvisibletotheeyes." 

           "Anythingessentialisinvisibletotheeyes,"thelittleprincerepeated,inordertoremember. 

           "It’sthetimeyouspentonyourrosethatmakesyourrosesoimportant." 

           "It’sthetimeIspentonmyrose..."thelittleprincerepeated,inordertoremember. 

           "Peoplehaveforgottenthistruth,"thefoxsaid. "Butyoumustn’tforgetit. Youbecomeresponsibleforeverforwhatyou’vetamed. You’reresponsibleforyourrose..."