Quote by: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.


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Author Bio


  • NameAntoine de Saint-Exupery
  • DescriptionFrench writer and aviator
  • AliasesAntoine de Saint-Exupéry; Antoine de Saint Exupéry
  • BornJune 29, 1900
  • DiedJuly 31, 1944
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionAviator; Poet; Novelist; Autobiographer; Journalist; Children's Writer; Essayist; Writer
  • WorksNight Flight
  • AwardsMort Pour La France; Prix Femina; National Book Award; Grand Prix Du Roman De L'Académie Française