Tender Quotes

705 Tender quotes by 522 unique authors

Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the invaluable prerogative of… — Irvin D. Yalom
In the garden there was nothing which was not quite like themselves - nothing which did not understand the wonderfulness of what was happening to… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
The apartment was entirely, was only, for her: a wall of books, both read and unread, all of them dear to her not only in… — Claire Messud
Poor Petey. I’d like to say I could almost feel a tender spot for poor Petey, but the truth is I’d rather feel at the… — Franny Billingsley
Our friendship was like our writing in some ways. It was the only thing that was interesting about our otherwise dull lives. We were better… — Ann Patchett
Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in others. Grace is… — Charles R. Swindoll
It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love. — Voltaire
Her honor will come to no harm at my hands,” Jack said. “’Tis not her honor but her tender heart that I worry about,” Alexander… — Karen Hawkins
No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure… — Orson F. Whitney
Between the scribe who has read and the prophet who has seen there is a difference as wide as the sea. We are today overrun… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
They who love to inform themselves, are never idle. Though I have no business of consequence to take care of, I am nevertheless continually employed.… — Baron de Montesquieu
They walked for a while, all silent in their thoughts, until they reached the car and Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and… — Norton Juster
... He went under the stars, and the tender light of the moon, when it hung like an eyelash and the tree trunks shone like… — Rachel Joyce
It is through the tender austerity of our troubles that the Son of Man comes knocking. In every event He seeks an entrance to my… — Elisabeth Elliot
It wasn't my first kiss, maybe it wasn't my best kiss, but it was pretty fine, and the fact that he had asked will forever… — Ellen Hopkins
The tenderness between two people can turn the air tender, the room tender, time itself tender. As I step out of bed and slip on… — David Levithan
Closer of lovely eyes to lovely dreams, Lover of loneliness, and wandering, Of upcast eye, and tender pondering! Thee must I praise above all other… — John Keats
Toughness found fertile soil in the hearts of Palestinians, and the grains of resistance embedded themselves in their skin. Endurance evolved as a hallmark of… — Susan Abulhawa
...It felt like they were telling each other secrets. Everything they said felt like that—whispered, tender, full of other meanings, like when you tell someone… — Francesca Lia Block
there is a great choice that awaits us every day: whether we go around carving holes in others because we have been so painfully carved… — Mark Nepo
Little Red was a tender young morsel, and the wolf knew she would be even tastier than the old woman. — Marissa Meyer
This is what it means to be loved... when someone wants to touch you, to be tender... — Banana Yoshimoto
Dedication: For librarians and booksellers everywhere, who gather books and build shelters for tender souls. — Tessa Dare
Behind the violence of the birthing of galaxies and stars and planets came a quiet and tender melody, a gentle love song. All the raging… — Madeleine L'Engle
The most remarkable thing about him were his eyes. They were laughing eyes, at once both joyous and tender: they were the radiant pale blue… — Cassandra Clare

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