Art Quote by Anne Enright

We are hungry for tenderness, in a world where everything abounds we are poor of this feeling which is like a caress for our…

— Alda Merini

“Material handouts are a poor substitute for love and understanding. People don’t need more things—they need more tenderness”

— John C. Maxwell

“Confession. Years ago, I was invited to a cocktail party for an Asian-American networking group. As I introduced myself to a Japanese businessman, I…

— Susan C. Young

“Physical touch is one of my primary love languages. For those of us who share this love language, touching is an endearing gesture of…

— Susan C. Young

Even holding hands or kissing is a big step. Gestures of tenderness and love commit us to one another. No such gesture is without…

— Meicee

“Just as we use speech and gestures to communicate, so we use touch. Words can say, ‘I love you’, but touch can also say…

— Neel Burton

“The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a bit of comfort, support, and kindness. It doesn’t take much from…

— Mya Robarts

“Touch is a reciprocal action, a gesture of exchange with the world. To make an impression is also to receive one, and the soles…

— Robert Macfarlane

One senses that, in these conditions, no amount of wet-wiping could bring true hygiene.

— Tahir Shah

Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.

— William James

“Tenderness can be born only of respect for individualities. Tenderness builds its nest in little things, in the absurdities of a face, in personal…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Tenderness between people is nothing other than awareness of the possibility of relations without purpose.

— Theodor Adorno