Quote 22
“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. (21.60-61)
Not all of us can remember something—whether it’s a fact or a phone number—just by hearing it one time. The more important this thing is, the more essential it becomes to make sure you hold on to it. The prince holds on by repeating. Repeating helps him make sure he’s got the important thing safely recorded.
Quote 23
“Now you must work. You must return to your engine. I will be waiting for you here. Come back tomorrow evening…”
But I was not reassured. I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one lets himself be tamed… (25.47-8)
The narrator has worked hard on fixing his engine and is about to reap the fruit of his hard work. Do you feel that the prince already knew that his engine would be fixed? And was there a message in their long walk to find water?