Quotes on "The Little Prince"

"I am drinking...So that I may forget... Forget that I am ashamed...Ashamed of drinking!" This quote is expressed by tippler the Little Prince meets on the third planet he visits. This quote I believe shows how people obsessions can lead to a dependency that they hope will end and yet also desire to not end.

"For what the king fundamentally insisted upon was that his authority should be respected...But, becouse he was a very good man, he made his orders reasonable." This quote describes the desire for absolute power held by the king the Little Prince met on the first planet. This qoute illustrates that the king desired complete power to such an extent that he gave orders that one could nnot help but follow in order to feel obeyed.