Tenderness is a tough spirit.

The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and gentle: black…

— Mo Yan

“I want these gentle hands... and this kind smile... although I should not want such a thing.”

— Matsuri Hino, Vampire Knight

“Woe to you, my Princess, when I come. I will kiss you quite red and feed you till you are plump. And if you…

— Sigmund Freud

On Hanukkah, the first dark night, Light yourself a candle bright. I'll you, if you will me invite To dance within that gentle light.

— Nick Gordon

Beware, gentle knight - the greatest monster of them all is reason.

— Miguel de Cervantes

If you like I'll be furious flesh elemental, or- changing to tones that the sunset arouses- if you like- I'll be extraordinary gentle, not…

— Vladimir Mayakovsky

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

— Oliver Herford

“Humble yourself before the Lord and he will lift you high. People who are gentle, humble and able always have a great ending no…

— israelmore ayivor

The world is hard and cruel. We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We…

— W. Somerset Maugham

He kissed me, though not in a sexy way. Gentle. Tender.

— Gabrielle Zevin

Layla brought her arms around herself, no doubt because she was remembering the feel of another, stronger set. "I have wanted to, but he…

— J.R. Ward

Put all our pride away, always find a gentle word to say, you know we shouldn't be full of ourselves when we should be…

— Dawud Wharnsby Ali

Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have…

— Wilferd Peterson

The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement…

— Anonymous

Schools have never been about getting access to information. That's the job of libraries. Schools and universities have nobler missions as gentle gatekeepers. Their…

— Andrew Nikiforuk