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Saint-Exupery Quote Of The Day

August 17, 2008 10:10 AM EDT

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"I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child."
-Flight to Arras

((I was unable to find this one in French.))
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Quotes are taken from A Guide for Grown-ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collective Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

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JoAnn C. Aug 17, 2008, 10:11am EDT

great quote

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Elaine B. Aug 17, 2008, 10:24am EDT

LOL!

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Sassy Cat Aug 17, 2008, 10:37am EDT

Yeah, the only good thing about growing older is that everyone else has the same problem!

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Beth G. Aug 17, 2008, 12:02pm EDT

this was cute! Thanks for sharing Sammie!

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Adina P. Aug 17, 2008, 3:05pm EDT

J'avais tort pour vieillir. Pitié. J'étais si heureux en tant qu'enfant

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Sammie B. Aug 17, 2008, 3:08pm EDT

Atlantis: Thanks for finding it. Weird. Usually the French is worded differently than the English, but oh well. :)

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Adina P. Aug 17, 2008, 3:10pm EDT

sorry , i didn't find it . i took the liberty of translating it and my french is jaded after so many anglo saxon years LOL

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Sammie B. Aug 17, 2008, 5:49pm EDT

Atlantis: Oh...lol. I could have translated it, too, but usually it's different in the original French, which is why I don't bother translating it.

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Wanda H. Aug 17, 2008, 6:38pm EDT

I love this quote. Thanks for posting to The Clutterbugs

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Marsha S. Aug 17, 2008, 9:36pm EDT

Thank you for posting to ~3,000 Here We Come!~

Isn't that so true...I had a great childhood but adult life and mostly sucked.

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Sep 22, 2008, 11:32pm EDT

Thanks for posting on Getting to 3000 Together

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