Quotes about tender
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“Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.’Tis the same with common natures:
Use ’em kindly, they rebel;
But be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.”

Aaron Hill (writer) (1685–1750) British writer

Verses Written on a Window in Scotland.

“Longing is momentum in disguise: It's active, not passive; touched with the creative, the tender, and the divine.”

Susan Cain (1968) self-help writer

Bittersweet Introduction at p. xxvi

This quote waiting for review.

“From the margins, one can speak with irony, tenderness, and rage.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: Interview to José Baroja. https://grupoigneo.com/blog/entrevista-jose-baroja-literatura/