“A constant flickering confetti of butterflies showered the town of Darwin. Designer insects, I think of them now: there was something enormously wasteful, extravagant even, about the profusion of patterns and shapes and brilliant colours.”
Peter Goldsworthy is an Australian writer known for his novels and poetry, which often explore themes of personal identity, memory, and human experience. more
“My thoughts are like butterflies. They are beautiful, but they fly away.”
“A flock of butterflies riots in my stomach and steals my breath.”
“The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth.”