If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it…

Deborah Harkness
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If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it. ✨ Deborah Harkness (2014). All Souls Trilogy, p.204, Penguin
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If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it. ✨ Deborah Harkness (2014). All Souls Trilogy, p.204, Penguin

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