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title: "5 Handle Delicately Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Your life has been lived a hundred times. A thousand times. It's not all that great, really. Don't take it so seriously.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/your-life-has-been-lived-a-hundred-times-a-thousand-times-it-s-not/)

[Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49c/dave-eggers-638_life_your-life-has-been-lived-a-hundred-times_417641.png)

> [“It seems my heart is made of tissue paper; I wish the world would handle it more delicately.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/it-seems-my-heart-is-made-of-tissue-paper-i-wish-the-world-would/)

[Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/richelle-e-goodrich-180_emotion_it-seems-my-heart-is-made-of-tissue-pape_853243.jpg)

> [“Hope can be as fragile as butterfly wings, so when someone shares with you their beautiful hopes, handle them as delicately and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/hope-can-be-as-fragile-as-butterfly-wings-so-when-someone-shares-with/)

[Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/richelle-e-goodrich-180_be-kind_hope-can-be-as-fragile-as-butterfly-wing_1922942.jpg)

> [Wait, Lois, we have to handle this delicately. Our son…wants…to plow you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-griffin/wait-lois-we-have-to-handle-this-delicately-our-son-wants-to-plow-you/)

[Peter Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/peter-griffin-16801_quote_wait-lois-we-have-to-handle-this-delicat_2146801.jpg)

> [“they must be wooed with kindness, if their attention is ever to be won. And surely reason itself might teach us this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hamby/they-must-be-wooed-with-kindness-if-their-attention-is-ever-to-be-won/)

[Mark Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hamby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/mark-hamby-83847_children_they-must-be-wooed-with-kindness-if-thei_3212090.jpg)

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