Description Quote by Italo Calvino

“While all murders are tragic, not all murders are interesting to write about.”

— Kathryn McMaster

“There are crimes that are truly uncomely. With crimes, whatever they may be, the more blood, the more horror there is, the more imposing…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“representation is vital otherwise the butterfly surrounded by a group of moths unable to see itself will keep trying to become the moth”

— Rupi Kaur

“If the caterpillar listened to his critics, he would never become a butterfly.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Like a moth is drawn to the light we are drawn to melancholy, we succumb to it.”

— Ryan Gelpke

“The moments of nature's universal, triumphant silence had come, those minutes when the creative mind works harder, poetic thoughts seethe more ardently, the heart's…

— Ivan Goncharov

“In my world travels, I saw a good many varieties of butterflies. They’re incredibly delicate creatures, but they shouldn’t be underestimated. Observing them as…

— Lorraine Heath

“…description is deadly to a prose poem.”

— Russell Edson

“I was a caterpillar, my many limbs held tight to my body, wrapped up in a cocoon. He paved the way, eased me from…

— Skye Warren

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

— Marlene Van Niekerk

“Butterflies... not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures”

— Elizabeth Goudge

“Predators prey on the weak; poets prey on brilliant ideas.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson