“People speak of the misfortunes of suffering, but if at this moment I were asked: ‘Would you rather be what you were before you were taken prisoner, or go through …
But when they made love he was offended by her eyes. They behaved as though they belonged to someone else. Someone watching. Looking out of the window at the sea. …
And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously. ―Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince