a madwoman's quest to become even more insane

In the continued meme of “favorite books which I feel must be required reading by all magicians”, here’s another:

“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”

Translation: “Here is my secret. It is very simple: one can only see rightly with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes”.

-The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupery is so fab I’ll toss out another quote:

“Aimer, ce n’est pas se regarder l’un l’autre, c’est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.”

Translation: “To love is not to look at one another: it is to look, together, in the same direction.”