# We Are Like Butterflies Who Flutter for a Day and Think It's Forever by Carl Sagan > "We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever." > **— Carl Sagan**, *Cosmos* ## Sources and Context - **Attributed work:** *Cosmos*. - **Verification record:** [Carl Sagan quotations with work citations](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan) and [The Carl Sagan Portal bibliography](https://carlsagan.com/books/) — The wording is independently matched to the work-specific quotation record on Wikiquote; the official Carl Sagan Portal confirms the work in Sagan’s bibliography. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever." — Carl Sagan, Cosmos https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-butterflies-think-forever ```