“The river rises, flows over its banks and carries us all away, like mayflies floating downstream: they stare at the sun, then… — Stephen Mitchell Copy Share Image
“So many careers came and went through me: salamander finder, crawfish annoyer, flat-stone creek skipper, cedar chest smeller, railroad car counter, tin… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“All the eyes flew away from me like mayflies, I couldn't catch a single one” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I like to think I live with ghosts. Not from my past, but wispy bits of ideas and books that hang… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their whole lives in the course of a… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
