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> [Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/holding-eleanor-s-hand-was-like-holding-a-butterfly-or-a-heartbeat/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/rainbow-rowell-135_alive_holding-eleanor-s-hand-was-like-holding_240966.jpg)

> [Holding Eleanor’s hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive. As soon as he touched her, he wondered how he’d gone this long without doing it. He rubbed his thumb through her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/holding-eleanor-s-hand-was-like-holding-a-butterfly-or-a-heartbeat-2/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

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