“Looking at him makes my stomach feel like it's full of hot, melted butter.”
“It is common knowledge that Belle women make hard men melt like butter in a pan. They are equally adept at reversing the process.”
“Aren't you hungry?" he asked, distracted."No." I didn't feel like mentioning that my stomach was already full - of butterflies.”
“The truth is I did try to stab him. I tried to stab him with a butter knife. Why? Because it seemed deadlier than trying to stab him with a melting stick of butter.”
“Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting.”
“The windows of his house shone in the darkness like squares of melting butter.”