Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

He is life's liberating force. He is release of limbs and communion through dance. He is laughter, and music in flutes. He is repose from… — Euripides
The disgraced Usurer Yankel D took the baby girl home that evening... He made a bed of crumpled newspaper in a deep baking pan and… — Jonathan Safran Foer
The air is like being wanted, we say, and they nod approvingly. The air is like getting older, they say, and they touch our arms… — Dave Eggers
He stared up at the stars: and it seemed to him then that they were dancers, stately and graceful, performing a dance almost infinite in… — Neil Gaiman
When a phrase is born, it is both good and bad at the same time. The secret of its success rests in a crux that… — Isaac Babel
If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much… — Marvin J. Ashton
Junior was eleven. The statement is significant. There are a few peevish people in the world who believe that all eleven-year-old boys ought to be… — Bess Streeter Aldrich
How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to… — Lewis Carroll
Memories assailed him of how gently she had spoken, touched, and moved; of how she'd loved him fiercely despite his mistakes and obsessions and weaknesses.… — Denis Johnson
A shade of sorrow passed over Taliesin's face. 'There are those,' he said gently, 'who must first learn loss, despair, and grief. Of all paths… — Lloyd Alexander
Use your power gently. — William Nicholson
Marriage should be about fun,” she says gently. “It’s about friendship, and laughter, and trust, and fun. If it’s not fun, if you take it… — Jane Green
When I pointed to him his palms slipped slightly, leaving greasy sweat streaks on the wall, and he hooked his thumbs in his belt. A… — Harper Lee
Your noble friend will not accept pretension but will gently and very firmly confront you with your own blindness. Such friendship is creative and critical;… — John O'Donohue
Inside the snow globe on my father's desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped scarf. When I was little my father would pull me… — Alice Sebold
I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom… — Juan Ramon Jimenez
You really love her don't you," she said. With all my heart." She looked as sad as I'd ever seen her. What's your heart telling… — Nicholas Sparks
In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to… — Joanne Harris
Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine. — Patrick Rothfuss
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know,… — Lewis Carroll
The Prince found Buttercup waiting unhappily outside his chamber doors. It's my letter,' she began. 'I cannot make it right.' Come in, come in,' the… — William Goldman
I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of… — Markus Zusak
Interestingly, God's remedy for Elijah's depression was not a refresher course in theology but food and sleep... Before God spoke to him at all, Elijah… — Os Guinness
While carefully synchronizing our wings-they almost touched-Fang leaned in,gently put one hand behind my neck and kissed me.It was just about close to heaven i'll… — James Patterson
I adore you, mon petit, and would never allow him to hurt you, no matter how gently or madly. — Vladimir Nabokov

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