What is essential is invisible to the eye

Today is the birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince (from The Writer's Almanac). For the entire book online see this site, and note that it reads: "This site is best viewed with the heart."

     "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
     "What is essential is invisible to the eye," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
     "It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
     "It is the time I have wasted for my rose--" said the little prince, so that he would be sure to remember.

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