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> [“Butterfly?" Will said. "Why Butterfly?" "I believe it's a term of great respect," Selethen said gravely. He was very obviously not laughing. Too obviously, Will thought. "It's all right for you," he said. "They called you 'Hawk.' Hawk is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/butterfly-will-said-why-butterfly-i-believe-it-s-a-term-of-great/)

[John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/)

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> [“Now, at Suiattle Pass, Brower was still talking about butterflies. He said he had raised them from time to time and had often watched them emerge from the chrysalis--first a crack in the case, then a feeler, and in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcphee/now-at-suiattle-pass-brower-was-still-talking-about-butterflies-he/)

[John McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcphee/)

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