Gentle Quotes

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For some nights I slept profoundly; but still every morning I felt the same lassitude, and a languor weighed upon me all day. I felt… — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle. — Will Durant
The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my… — Muhammad Yunus
The gentle sound of her words became the shushing of my blood in my head, and I listened, hovering on the edge of consciousness, bathed… — Kim Harrison
Take care of him, Soteria. And remember it takes great courage and heart for a man who knows no kindness to show it to another.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the loveliest… — Herman Melville
Layla brought her arms around herself, no doubt because she was remembering the feel of another, stronger set. "I have wanted to, but he holds… — J R Ward
If you like I'll be furious flesh elemental, or- changing to tones that the sunset arouses- if you like- I'll be extraordinary gentle, not a… — Vladimir Mayakovsky
Then I felt something inside me break and music began to pour out into the quiet. My fingers danced; intricate and quick they spun something… — Patrick Rothfuss
If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would be unable to… — Maya Angelou
Alas, that love, so gentle in his view, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof! *It’s sad. Love looks like a nice thing, but… — William Shakespeare
GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the… — Judith Martin
It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. How the artist captured the light, the details of my mother's dimples, the joy in my… — Ellen Schreiber
Are all knights so gentle? (Taryn) I know not, Taryn, since I don’t make it my habit to lie abed with other knights. (Sparhawk) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Kissing Simon was pleasant. It was a gentle sort of pleasant, like lying in a hammock on a summer day with a book and a… — Cassandra Clare
The song I came to sing remains unsung to this day. I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument. The time… — Rabindranath Tagore
Well, you have now, Sam, dear Sam,’ said Frodo, and he lay back in Sam’s gentle arms, closing his eyes, like a child at rest… — J.R.R. Tolkien
As gentle a man as he was, as tender as was his heart, there was nothing weak about Michael Hosea. He was the strongest-minded man… — Francine Rivers
Time has stopped; time is racing. Lochie's lips are rough yet smooth, hard yet gentle. His fingers are strong: I feel them in my hair… — Tabitha Suzuma
When you go, if you go, And I should want to die, there's nothing I'd be saved by more than the time you fell asleep… — Edwin Morgan
I liked her…I really liked her. I wanted to protect her. I approached her in a gentle, playful manner, because she's so precious and I… — Arina Tanemura
LOVE'S SECRET Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind doth move Silently, invisibly. I told my… — William Blake
Still, small heavenly voices penetrate the heart with their gentle, convincing declarations… Most often, hope, encouragement, and direction come from a soft, piercing voice. Small… — Marvin J. Ashton
O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, 1710. That thou no more will weigh my eyelids down, And steep… — William Shakespeare
Women are delicate creatures. Fragile. Gentle. Made by God to be sheltered from the harshness of this world.. Morgan MacDonnell — Teresa Medeiros

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