“My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.” MenWritingCharacterMotherFatherParentNiceReaderGentleSupportiveColorfulNice Man Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.” WaterBornReaderOceanRiversAngryGentleSaltRapidsFlowing River Book:Jacob Faithful Source: Jacob Faithful
“There is (gentle reader) nothing (the works of God only set apart) which so much beautifies and adorns the soul and mind of man as does knowledge of the good arts and sciences . Many arts there are which beautify the mind of man; but of all none do more garnish and beautify it than those arts which are called mathematical , unto the knowledge of which no man can attain, without perfect knowledge and instruction of the principles, grounds, and Elements of Geometry.” MenMindDoeArtSoulPerfectPrinciplesReaderElementsMathematicalGentleInstructionGeometryArt And ScienceGood Art Author:John Dee
“On the wings of fancy, gentle readers, bear yourselves into the mid-air, where by imagination you may form a large stupendous castle.” MayFormReadingImaginationFictionAirBearsReaderWingsGentleFancyCastles Book:The cry (1754) Source: The cry (1754)
“To all my gentle readers who have treated me with love for over 30 years, I must say farewell. It has always been my ambition to die in harness with my head face down on a keyboard and my nose caught between two of the keys, but that's not the way it worked out. I have had a long and happy life and I have no complaints about the ending, thereof, and so farewell - farewell.” WayYearsLongTwoFacesDiesKeysReaderAmbitionCaughtTreatedNosesGentleHappy LifeComplaintsFarewellMy AmbitionKeyboardsHarness Author:Isaac Asimov
“As far as which writers embody this form of gentle power - Tobias Wolff, for sure. His persona and his writing both share an easy, capacious confidence that says he has faith in his readers.” WritingFormEasyShareReaderGentleHave FaithPersonaTobias Author:George Saunders