Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n'y a plus rien à retrancher.
[Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.]
¶ Terre des Hommes [Wind, Sand and Stars], ch. 3 "L'Avion" (1939)
alt. trans. "Perfection is finally attained, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away."
