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Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes: My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.
         

My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.


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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.



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