--- title: "1 Kissed Gently Quotes By K.B. Ezzell" description: "1 Kissed Gently quotes by K.B. Ezzell. Plus more from K.B. Ezzell and more Kissed Gently sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/k-b-ezzell-37416_elysium_i-wrapped-my-fingers-around-the-first-li_901601.jpg" --- > [“I wrapped my fingers around the first light I saw and felt all at once so happy and so sad and so free. My hand was cold somehow as I lifted the tiny star out of the water and brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-wrapped-my-fingers-around-the-first-light-i-saw-and-felt-all-at/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/k-b-ezzell-37416_elysium_i-wrapped-my-fingers-around-the-first-li_901601.jpg) ## More by K.B. Ezzell > [“I do so love to listen to the deep words of bold men, though I have precious few to add.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-do-so-love-to-listen-to-the-deep-words-of-bold-men-though-i-have/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“I rocketed a commanding finger to the heavens and it rained stardust upon our young heads.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-rocketed-a-commanding-finger-to-the-heavens-and-it-rained-stardust/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“The smiles he gave me were like lush paintings or lines of romantic prose. What a shame it was that he never saw any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/the-smiles-he-gave-me-were-like-lush-paintings-or-lines-of-romantic/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“One of my greatest obsessions is the lights of a city. Through my eyes there is nothing so delicious and rich and lovely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/one-of-my-greatest-obsessions-is-the-lights-of-a-city-through-my-eyes/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“I wrapped my fingers around the first light I saw and felt all at once so happy and so sad and so free. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-wrapped-my-fingers-around-the-first-light-i-saw-and-felt-all-at/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“The ocean will always betray me. No matter how beautiful it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/the-ocean-will-always-betray-me-no-matter-how-beautiful-it-is/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“I studied his face and saw little stars forming in his overcast irises. There must have been a thousand shipwrecks in those gray seas.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-studied-his-face-and-saw-little-stars-forming-in-his-overcast/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“Sometimes, trust is something born only out of necessity. A curtain we draw to hide the ugly truth in order to convince ourselves that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/sometimes-trust-is-something-born-only-out-of-necessity-a-curtain-we/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“Bravery is never measured by the magnitude of the actions, but rather by the choices made.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/bravery-is-never-measured-by-the-magnitude-of-the-actions-but-rather/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“Everyone dies a few times.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/everyone-dies-a-few-times/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“The dream was over and there was work to be done in the waking nightmare.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/the-dream-was-over-and-there-was-work-to-be-done-in-the-waking/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) > [“I cannot explain the force which pulled me to him. His sudden entrance into my empty life had awakened something very simple and very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-b-ezzell/i-cannot-explain-the-force-which-pulled-me-to-him-his-sudden-entrance/) [K.B. Ezzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-b-ezzell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kissed-gently/k-b-ezzell/#itemlist", "name": "1 Kissed Gently Quotes By K.B. 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