Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

Chloe turned to Vetch. The poet said gently, "You see, you do have power. Words give you power, to create or destroy." His eyes flickered… — Catherine Fisher
Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because… — Elizabeth Goudge
And what do you want right now?" Right now I itch to heal his wounds and forget my own. He touches my cheek with the… — Simone Elkeles
Tsornin's nostrils showed red, but his ears were as alert as ever, and occasionally he would rub his nose gently against the nape of her… — Robin McKinley
In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see… — George Eliot
Someday you will name me, then gently place those burning holy roses in my hair. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one… — Barbara Kingsolver
Then, as one hand tightened on me and his other ran gently over my hair, I noticed something. He didn't smell right. — Richelle Mead
If she wasn't careful, she'd slide without a ripple into the gently flowing stream of her old life, pulled back under the current without a… — Kristin Hannah
Snowflakes fascinate me... Millions of them falling gently to the ground... And they say that no two of them are alike! Each one completely different… — Charles M. Schulz
I had the great idea of using markers to gently color the ants so I could tell them apart, but I learned that this is… — Jim Benton
To put it another way, pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world. Why must it be pain? Why can't he rouse us more… — William Nicholson
Never be ashamed of your love," he said gently. "The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is what makes the… — Alison Croggon
They had never been closer in their month of love, nor communicated more profoundly one with another, than when she brushed silent lips against his… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
We laughed ourselves silly, taking back our shared past, gently, piece by piece. — Sarah Dessen
He gently touched his mother's cheek, felt her sorrow slip over his fingertips. — Jodi Picoult
I wonder what Proust would have made of our present-day locus of collective fantasy, the Internet. I’m guessing he would have seized on its wistful… — Jennifer Egan
It's a curse - this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow… — Margaret Mitchell
Won? He’s one of them! How exactly is that winning?” Michael shook his head, moved up behind her, and put his hands on her shoulders.… — Rachel Caine
Had you been lying all along? Mum gently stroked my hair. I whispered into her shoulder. “I can’t go back. Not yet. I can’t leave.”… — Lucy Christopher
Passion I hate, and spirit does me wrong. Let us love gently. — Charles Baudelaire
Switters was actually quite fond of Seattle's weather, and not merely because of it's ambivalence. He liked it's subtle, muted qualities and the landscape that… — Tom Robbins
Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so… — Scott Westerfeld
The boogeyman sleeps on your side of the bad Whispers in my ear :"Better of Dead" Fills my dreams with sirens and lights of regret… — Gayle Forman
Griffin, please,” she whispered. “Do you want me?” he asked. “Yes!” She tossed her head restlessly. She’d explode if he didn’t give her release soon.… — Elizabeth Hoyt

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