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He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
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I wonder, he said, whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again.
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One must observe the proper rites.
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Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world.
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Peace dies when the framework is ripped apart. When there is no longer a place that is yours in the world. When you know no longer where your friend is to be found.
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