Even flowers that have thorns?
Yes, even flowers that have thorns.
Then the thorns--what use are they?
I did not know. At that moment I was very busy trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck in my engine.
I was very much worried, for it was becoming clear to me that the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious.
And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.
The thorns--what use are they?
The little prince never let go of a question, once he had asked it.
As for me, I was upset over that bolt. And I answered with the first thing that came into my head:
The thorns are of no use at all. Flowers have thorns just for spite!