Lekshmi Vishnuprem

“All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“അയാള്‍ കിണറ്റിലേക്ക്‌ കൂപ്പ്‌ കുത്തി. വെള്ളത്തിന്റെ വില്ലീസ്സു പടുതകളിലൂടെ, ചില്ലുവാതിലുകള്‍ കടന്ന്‌, സ്വപ്നത്തിലൂടെ, സാന്ധ്യ പ്രജ്ഞയിലൂടെ, തന്നെ കൈനീട്ടിവിളിച്ച പൊരുളിന്റെ നേര്‍ക്ക്‌ അയാള്‍ യാത്രയായി.”
― O.V. Vijayan, ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam | The Legends of Khasak

“Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven