--- title: "8 Eyes Soft Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Eyes Soft quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Eyes Soft sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/john-paul-caponigro-13132_culture_many-oriental-cultures-make-a-distinctio_312108.jpg" --- > [Many oriental cultures make a distinction between two ways of looking - 'hard eyes' and 'soft eyes'. When we look with hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-caponigro/many-oriental-cultures-make-a-distinction-between-two-ways-of-looking/) [John Paul Caponigro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-caponigro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/john-paul-caponigro-13132_culture_many-oriental-cultures-make-a-distinctio_312108.jpg) > [But when Bumby nursed, his fist clutching the fabric of my robe, his eyes soft and bottomless and locked on mine, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-mclain/but-when-bumby-nursed-his-fist-clutching-the-fabric-of-my-robe-his/) [Paula McLain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-mclain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/paula-mclain-3064_eye_but-when-bumby-nursed-his-fist-clutching_496162.jpg) > [Her eyes were soft with sorrow and I dont know how to say goodbye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/her-eyes-were-soft-with-sorrow-and-i-dont-know-how-to-say-goodbye/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/ritu-ghatourey-5_goodbye_her-eyes-were-soft-with-sorrow-and-i-don_1104074.jpg) > [To bed, to bed; sleep kill those pretty eyes, And give as soft attachment to thy senses, As infants empty of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/to-bed-to-bed-sleep-kill-those-pretty-eyes-and-give-as-soft/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/william-shakespeare-4_attachment_to-bed-to-bed-sleep-kill-those-pretty-ey_1233810.jpg) > [“His own eyes were soft and dreamy, cloudy as a trout pool in the rain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/his-own-eyes-were-soft-and-dreamy-cloudy-as-a-trout-pool-in-the-rain/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/diana-gabaldon-185_dreams_his-own-eyes-were-soft-and-dreamy-cloudy_1273833.jpg) > [There are women to whom nature has granted the gift of silent emotion. They have mobile faces, changeful eyes, soft lips, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-doudney/there-are-women-to-whom-nature-has-granted-the-gift-of-silent-emotion/) [Sarah Doudney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-doudney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/sarah-doudney-44562_charm_there-are-women-to-whom-nature-has-grant_2287208.png) > [Dogs are easy. If their tails are up and their eyes are soft, you're in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-mclain/dogs-are-easy-if-their-tails-are-up-and-their-eyes-are-soft-you-re-in/) [Paula McLain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-mclain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/paula-mclain-3064_animal_dogs-are-easy-if-their-tails-are-up-and_2465446.jpg) > [“You have really big … beautiful … eyes. I could look at them all freaking day.” Jenna couldn’t help but to choke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlene-hartnady/you-have-really-big-beautiful-eyes-i-could-look-at-them-all-freaking/) [Charlene Hartnady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlene-hartnady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/charlene-hartnady-40673_beautiful-eyes_you-have-really-big-beautiful-eyes-i-cou_2885178.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes-soft/#itemlist", "name": "Eyes Soft Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many oriental cultures make a distinction between two ways of looking - 'hard eyes' and 'soft eyes'. When we look with hard eyes, we see specific details with sharp focus, but we don't see the relationships between different details as well. 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