I would never treat you like a butterfly, like something…

“I’m almost a hermit and I need people. I can’t imagine what it’s like for a butterfly like you.” Ethan’s mouth twitched and he…

— Ryan Loveless

“A pinned butterfly holds no delight. A pinned butterfly is nothing like a butterfly at all.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

And is it right, butterfly, they like you better framed and dried?

— Tori Amos

“...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.”

— Marlene Van Niekerk

“On sunny days of summer, I am indeed the butterfly; And like the ancient drummer, I rhythm straight towards the sky...”

— Stephan Attia

“She is like a butterfly, Beautiful to look at But hard to catch.”

— Nikki Rowe

Read like a butterfly, write like a bee.

— Philip Pullman

“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around…

— Henry David Thoreau

Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.

— Anonymous

No expectations, no prejudgment. Like a butterfly flies from it's cocoon into a fresh new beginning, don't let your past be your tour guide.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Like a butterfly in glass, I want to fly away to you but the invisible walls contain me. It’s not time. Hard to accept…

— Rachel Thompson

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.

— Dolly Parton

Life is like a butterfly. You can chase, or you can let it come to you.

— Ruth Brown

You've got to be like a butterfly and have a metamorphosis.

— Mike Markkula

The air is like a butterfly With frail blue wings. The happy earth looks at the sky And sings.

— Joyce Kilmer