Delicate Quotes

575 quotes by 484 authors

There was a time when you would have taken my heart with stake or gun. Now you have taken it with these delicate hands and… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Everyone should consider his body as a priceless gift from one whom he loves above all, a marvelous work of art, of indescribable beauty, and… — Nikola Tesla
Please, Lord Maccon, use one of the cups. My delicate sensibilities.â€ The earl actually snorted. â€œMy dear Miss Tarabotti, if you possessed any such things,… — Gail Carriger
Without silence, there cannot be any real appreciation in life, which is as delicate in its inner fabric as a closed rosebud. — Deepak Chopra
As crude a weapon as the cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life - a fabric on the… — Rachel Carson
When you collect marine animals there are certain flat worms so delicate that they are almost impossible to catch whole for they will break and… — John Steinbeck
Where the shadow of the bridge fell I could see down for a long way, but not as far as the bottom. When you leave… — William Faulkner
Although emotionally delicate and eminently bruisable, teenagers are short on empathy. That comes later in life, if it comes at all. — Stephen King
I want you to have this.â€ He extended his hand. On his palm sat the beautiful butterfly he had carved. Silver spots on the wings… — Maria V. Snyder
The trees bathed their great heads in the waves of the morning, while their roots were planted deep in gloom; save where on the borders… — George MacDonald
You're not hurt, are you?" "Only my delicate sensibilities. — Rosemary Clement-Moore
The kitten was six weeks old. It was enchanting, a delicate fairy-tale cat, whose Siamese genes showed in the shape of the face, ears, tail,… — Doris Lessing
Childhood is such a delicate tissue; what they had done this morning could snag somewhere in the little ones, make a dull, small pain that… — Lauren Groff
It is a kiss that, once begun, never really ends. Interrupted, yes. Paused, certainly. But from that very moment onward, Vera sees the whole of… — Kristin Hannah
Miss Lynn came around the corner of the row of lockers,glaring daggers. No, daggers would be too delicate a weapon for her.Glaring sledgehammers was probably… — Kiersten White
[Walking] is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If… — Elizabeth von Arnim
Yes, of course. But ... how?" Kat felt her crew around her: Hamish's arm hung around Simon's shoulders; Gabrielle's delicate hands draped through the arms… — Ally Carter
The silence that falls between them is a comfortable one. He longs to reach over and touch her, but he resists, fearful of destroying the… — Erin Morgenstern
Simon: 'You know men. We have delicate egos.' Clary: 'I wouldn't describe Jace's ego as delicate.' Simon: 'No, Jace's is sort of the antiaircraft artillery… — Cassandra Clare
Her honor will come to no harm at my hands,â€ Jack said. â€œâ€™Tis not her honor but her tender heart that I worry about,â€ Alexander… — Karen Hawkins

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