"Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies."

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"'How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?'
'I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking.'"

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

"'Begin at the beginning,' the King said, very gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'"

Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

"'Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider's web?'
'Oh, no,' said Dr. Dorian. 'I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle.'
'What's miraculous about a spider's web?' said Mrs. Arable. 'I don't see why you say a web is a miracle-it's just a web.'
'Ever try to spin one?' asked Dr. Dorian."

Charlotte's Web

E. B. White

"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."

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry