Butterflies

“The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.” 

― George Carlin

“I have no problem overcoming the butterflies in my stomach. 

Of course, neither do the fish I thought I caught with my butterfly net.” 
― Jarod Kintz, 99 Cents For Some Nonsense

“Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly.

'They are self-propelled flowers.” 
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to 

become acquainted with the butterflies.” 
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince