Original artwork, not a still
Time Enough for Love · 1973
Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker likens little girls to butterflies, saying neither needs an excuse. Their delight, lightness and freedom to simply be require no justification. It is a fond, admiring remark that treats their charm as self-evident and beyond any need to explain or earn.
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