“The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows. ”

“Della Rovere knows," I said, "or at least he suspects." "What makes you say that?" "I saw him in the passage a short time ago. He looked. . . upset." "You know he is prone to constipation? Perhaps it was that.”

“All we know of the Missing Link is that he is missing - and he won't be missed either.”

“... just because [butterflies'] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life.”

“I miss him so much, but it's confusing, because I missed him long before he was dead, and that's the bitch of it all. I missed him long before he was dead.”

“I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.”