French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900 - 1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in North Africa during World War II, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. Handwritten manuscript in French by Saint-Exupery, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date but circa 1942. Possibly a page from his draft for 'Citadelle,' composed partly in the United States before his return to Europe and his last flight over the Mediterranean. In part (translated): "Oh, my God, I want to help you and repair the morals of the day and straighten the altar and restore the meaning of the book. You will be allowed, you men, on a blank page to write it. I no longer believe in this immediate love, love is not to be moved on this…but on that of which it is a depository and which alone radiates. It is not a question of putting away those who have scattered their spices but of redoing these sacred vessels capable of capturing consciousness and of building a book with the words we need everyone to collaborate." In very good to fine condition, with light edge creasing and a few short edge tears.Format: Manuscript