The Mystery of Saint-Ex: Antoine de Saint-Éxu...

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In July 1944, a plane piloted by the author of the world famous children's story The Little Prince, disappeared over the south of France. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an experienced aviator, was on a reconnaissance mission for the Free French airforce fighting Nazi Germany. No one k ...  Show more

‘It is only with the heart that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.’ Words of advice from a wily desert fox to a little boy who fell to Earth from an asteroid. That quote, by the French author and pilot Antoine Saint-Exupery, is one of the most memorab ...  Show more

Best known for his beloved novella, The Little Prince, today’s quote comes instead from the author’s memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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