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Quotes About Tenderness

Nothing is sweeter than love, and all delicious things are second to
~ Tasha Alexander
I kissed her every way I could think of. I kissed her forehead like she was my daughter. I kissed her quivering eyelids like she was my dead mother. I kissed her hard on her cheeks like you do before you kill someone. I kissed her collarbone the way you do when you want more. I pulled her earlobe with my teeth the way you do when you know what someone likes. I did everything, and she sat as pliable as a doll.
~ Tayari Jones
Then he surprised me by laying his head in my lap, reaching for my arms and closing them around himself like a blanket.
~ Tayari Jones
I remember when you'll be a month old, and I'll stumble out of bed to give you your 2:00 a.m. feeding.
~ Ted Chiang
There was something about being cared for," she thought. Something magical.
~ Ted Naifeh
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
~ Henry Fielding
Yes, I'm a nice man and I enjoy babies. I'm a sensitive guy. I held a baby the other day and it was the first time either of us cried.
~ Garry Shandling
You should be kissed everyday, every hour, every minute.
~ Nicholas Sparks
He leaned closer, their faces drawing near, and he could feel the heat of her breath mingling with his. He closed his eyes against the memory of a thousand other kisses and touched his lips to hers. He felt a kind of spark, and all at once he felt her slowly coming back to him. She was the arm that held him close in times of trouble, she was the whisper on the pillow beside him at night.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Little girls. They could melt the toughest hearts.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Finally getting control of myself, I kissed her again, then brought my hand to her face, gently running my fingers over her cheek. I marveled at the softness of her skin, the gentleness I saw in her eyes. Even now she was perfect.
~ Nicholas Sparks
I love you too, Will Blakelee, she whispered, leaning in to kiss him again.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Her hands are warm and soft. Hands I knew better then my own.
~ Nicholas Sparks
I'm still a mummy's boy!
~ Liam Smith
I've got a big mummy heart.
~ Motsi Mabuse
Ah, dearer than my soul. Dearer than light, or life, or fame.
~ John Oldham
the hollow just beneath his throat. And then the curve of his shoulder.
~ Christina Skye
She could communicate love with just one caress of her fingers. This touch was natural to her and had nothing to do with sex and everything to do with love.
~ Christine Feehan
His hands framed her face again, his amber eyes alive with love, with tenderness. I want to make a vow to you. I'll love you with everything in me. I'll bring you as much happiness as I can give you. But I cannot allow your death, not at my hands. You're more important than I am.
~ Christine Feehan
Wyatt put him carefully in the bottom of the boat and studied him. "I'm thinking we need to make this more comfortable for you." He reached down and crossed Trap's arms over his chest and stepped back in the rocking boat to survey his handiwork. "Much better. The boys are goin' to think you look like Sleepin' Beauty. Maybe Malichai or Mordichai will give you a little kiss.
~ Christine Feehan
I can hear your weariness. Sleep now. You're not to worry about me , she instructed softly. She ached for the touch of his fingers, the sight of him, and that gave him satisfaction. She was already missing him--just as he was missing her.
~ Christine Feehan
Do you have any idea how much I love you?" he asked softly. Her long lashes fluttered, lifted, so that her violet eyes locked with his. A slow, fascinating smile curved her mouth. "Maybe, just a little.
~ Christine Feehan
His palm cupped her face, moved lovingly to her slender neck, his thumb feathering over her soft skin. He ached with love for her. "I promise to be careful." "Really careful," she insisted. He found the hard edges of his mouth turning up. "Really really careful," he clarified.
~ Christine Feehan
Listen to me, Mikhail." Her voice was husky. "We both know what loneliness is, what real isolation can do to a person. It's beyond my imagination that I can be this close to you, physically touch you, and not be swamped with unwanted burdens. But we can't do this." Amusement crept into the dark fire of his eyes, a hint of tenderness. His fingers curled around the nape of her neck. "Oh, I think we can.
~ Christine Feehan