“I am looking for friends. What does that mean -- tame?"
"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."
"To establish ties?"
"Just
that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little
boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no
need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am
nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you
tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all
the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world....”
―
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
The Little Prince
“People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t
forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re
responsible for your rose.”
―
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
The Little Prince