on matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grown-ups. "i myself own a flower," he continued his conversation with the businessman, "which I water every day. i own three volcanoes, which i clean out every week (for i also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows). it is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that i own them. but you are of no use to the stars..."