Lisa Genova: "Dia suka diingatkan tentang kupu-kupu. Dia ingat enam at...

"Dia suka diingatkan tentang kupu-kupu. Dia ingat enam atau tujuh tahun dan menangisi nasib kupu-kupu di halaman rumahnya setelah mengetahui bahwa mereka hidup hanya beberapa hari. Ibunya telah menghiburnya dan mengatakan kepadanya untuk tidak bersedih atas kupu-kupu, bahwa hanya karena hidup mereka singkat bukan berarti mereka tragis. Melihat mereka terbang di bawah sinar matahari yang hangat di antara bunga aster di kebun mereka, ibunya berkata kepadanya, lihat, mereka memiliki kehidupan yang indah. Alice suka mengingat itu."

--- Lisa Genova

Versi Bahasa Inggris

She liked being reminded of butterflies. She remembered being six or seven and crying over the fates of the butterflies in her yard after learning that they lived for only a few days. Her mother had comforted her and told her not to be sad for the butterflies, that just because their lives were short didn't mean they were tragic. Watching them flying in the warm sun among the daisies in their garden, her mother had said to her, see, they have a beautiful life. Alice liked remembering that.