#softly

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet. ↗

— William O. Douglas

#annoy #challenge #docile #final #final word

Fair and softly goes far. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#far #goes #softly

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

#carry #carter #fly #jimmy #jimmy carter

The beauty we love is very silent. It smiles softly to itself, but never speaks. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

#itself #love #love is #never #silent

Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones. ↗

— Frederick Tennyson

#dies #drowns #joys #like #loud

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#carry #far #go #softly #speak

With the red hair, you get the white skin; it's a package deal. The cons are that you never look particularly attractive on the beach. The pros are in a softly lit room, you look pretty. ↗

— Marcia Cross

#beach #cons #deal #get #hair

I want so much for my lover. At night when our beds are drawn close together I waken and see his dear yellow head on the pillow - sometimes his arm thrown over on my bed - and I kiss his hand, very softly so that it will not waken him. ↗

— Dawn Powell

#bed #beds #close #dear #drawn

It seared her senses; it made her feel alive, even as it sucked that life away - and she kept coming back to it, again and again. Waves of sensation pulled her under - drowning her. But Blue made drowning feel like the loveliest thing. Like she was losing her breath, but she didn't need it, didn't want it, only wanted him. ↗

— Sarah Cross

#kill-me-softly #kiss #mira #sarah-cross #life

Last period of the day was new gym class. It was her only class that didn't include Evan, which was a relief. She should be functioning at a peak concentration, but he and his luminous eyes kept distracting her. First opprtunity I have, she thought. I'll bite him. ↗

— Sarah Beth Durst

#hate #kill-me-softly #murderer #love