Lady of the Butterflies Quotes

“It is well known that lust brings madness and desperation and ruin. But upon my oath, I never meant any harm. All I wanted was to be happy, to love and to be loved in return, and for my life to count for something.
That is not madness, is it?”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“I knew, somehow, that this gift, this friendship, would be my salvation.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“I just hope he is capable of loving even half as much as you love him.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“I'd have thought any man might consider himself very fortunate to be loved by a lady who spoke the language of goddesses and could find her way amongst the stars.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“There was no point in anything. No pleasure in being good and clever either, if there was no one to praise and be proud of me. But that felt dangerously close to self-pity, and I would not give in to self-pity.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“All I ever wanted was to be happy, to love and to be loved in return, and for my life to count for something. That is not madness, is it?”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“Nobody ever talked to me the way he did. But I could have listened to his voice forever, no matter what he spoke of.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies

“With your golden hair and honey skin, you are a Rubens painting come alive, that's what you are. All exuberance and emotions and depth of color and sensuality. And, as if you really were a painting, I must content myself with just looking at you.”
― Fiona Mountain, Lady of the Butterflies