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She touched his shoulder, very lightly, like a child fingering a forbidden object. — Ross Macdonald

Nobody who understands the free grace of God takes sin lightly. — Timothy Keller

My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to students. — Paul McCartney

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war. — Thucydides

I have an intimate relationship with books. After all, I take them with me into the bathtub-not an invitation I offer lightly. — Gina Barreca

You won't fit in around here, Skid," he said lightly. "A do-gooder like you can burn out fast. — Ashley Newell

Why do the people think so little of death?
Because the rulers demand too much of life.
Therefore the people take death lightly. — Laozi

The offer of a generous spirit is not one to refuse lightly. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be. — Saadi

Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open. — Corrie Ten Boom

It's the greatest of Southern honors ... to have one's name incorporated into a family tree. It's an honor not lightly given. — Sheri Holman

Does it hurt?"
He bent his head and lightly kissed her forehead. "Only when I laugh."
"I'll try not to be funny."
"Epic fail, beautiful. — Rachel Caine

We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy. — Richard Louv

You could sell ashes to the devil, couldn't you?"
"Maybe," he said lightly. "But why would I want to? — Sierra Donovan

This is yours," he said, pressing my hand more tightly to his chest. "And I don't give it lightly. — Laura Thalassa

When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself. — Flannery O'Connor

He took her into his arms again, using all his strength to be gentle, and let his lips touch hers so lightly he could hardly feel it. — Morgan Llywelyn

You know who else thought lightly of them, once? The Falconer. — Scott Lynch

Tonight I'm stepping lightly and I'm feeling no pain. — Bruce Springsteen

Tread lightly." Vulnerability softened Bron's voice, as if he'd told her he loved her. — Aubrie Dionne

One has to tiptoe lightly and steal up to one's quarry; you don't swish the water when you are fishing. — Henri Cartier-Bresson

The gift of independence once granted cannot be lightly taken away again. — Robert Graves

Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo

ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND. 1863-1914. LLIE LIGHTLY UPON HIM EARTH, THO' HE / LAID MANY A HEAVY BURDEN UPON THEE. — John Green

Make a fist. Lightly. Leave enough room for a breath to pass through. Good. Good. All magic proceeds from breath. Remember that. — Clive Barker

Everyone wants to beat us. So you can never take a single game lightly. — Jim Otto

I remember every curve of your face," I whispered and leaned into him, kissing the edge of his jaw lightly. "Don't worry so much about me. — Laney McMann

To you." He kissed her mouth, then nipped her lower lip lightly. "With you, for you. In you. — Karen Rose

God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly. — David Green

Lightly given promises must meet with little trust. — Laozi

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly. — Gloria Estefan

Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented, "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously. — Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Like a floating feather in the air, take life very lightly and joyfully adjust to the flow of life. — Debasish Mridha

The determination of a man set upon justice is a thing not lightly ignored. — Robert Jordan

Being nearly naked around Barrons felt a lot like going to a shark convention lightly basted in blood. — Karen Marie Moning

Too many think lightly of sin, and therefore think lightly of the Savior. — Charles Spurgeon

What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; it's dearness only that gives everthing its value. — Thomas Paine

I love you, Bright side." He pecks her lightly on the lips. She whispers, "I love you, too. — Kim Holden

Nothing is taken lightly in 'The Hunger Games.' — Natalie Dormer

The lightly-jumping, glowrin' trouts, That thro' my waters play ... — Robert Burns

Stuart must have sensed my despair from the way I began lightly banging my forehead on the table. — Maureen Johnson

The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly. — Benjamin Harrison

We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It is not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life for this child. — Jamie Lee Curtis

This paper of yours is so lightly written that you must have sweated terribly. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

I don't take accusations of selling out lightly. — Clive Barker

Smoothly and lightly the golden seed by the furrow is covered. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

always living on less than you have and more lightly than you need to. — Michael Pollan

What's our baggage? Only vows,
Happiness, and all our care,
And the flower that sweetly shows
Nestling lightly in your hair. — Victor Hugo

George," said Fred, "I think we've outgrown full-time education."
"Yeah, I've been feeling that way myself," said George lightly. — J.K. Rowling

Love will fly if held too lightly, love will die if held too tightly. — Ray Bradbury

Fane lightly slapped her thigh. "Luna, behave."
"Make me," she challenged as she leaned back, causing him to growl low in his chest. — Quinn Loftis

When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can't go into it lightly. — Penelope Wilton

Goose bumps happen when your soul is close to you, breathing lightly on the back of your neck, and wakes you up. — Rachel Naomi Remen

To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure. — Pindar

Take no duty of the Guard lightly. Friends must not be enemies
Just as enemies must not be friends.
Discerning the two is a life's work. — David Petersen

A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle. — Zig Ziglar

His eyes touched lightly, and passed on. — Davis Bunn

Lightly I sped when hope was high
And youth beguiled the chase,
I follow, follow still: But I
Shall never see her face. — Frederick Locker-Lampson

Today is Your Day to Dance Lightly with Life. It Really Is. — Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Be grateful as your deeds become less and less associated with your name, as your feet ever more lightly tread the earth. — Dag Hammarskjold

Only one golfer in a thousand grips the club lightly enough. — Johnny Miller

In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove;
In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

This," he ran a finger down my lips lightly, as more tears fell on my cheeks, " ... is over. — S.C. Stephens

We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days. — Richelle E. Goodrich

We make our customs lightly; once made, like our sins, they grip us in bands of steel; we become the creatures of our creation. — Charles W. Chesnutt

He cupped her face lightly in his hands, and gravity seemed to draw them together, like light towards a black hole. — Frankie Rose

Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can. — Duke Of Wellington

It isn't for the faint of heart, nor is it ever to be taken lightly. Real love is heartcore. — Jeff Brown

Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a lightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat ... — Nick Gordon

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly. — Sarah McLachlan

I have always been a nomad and I have mastered the art of packing! I always say: pack lightly, live lightly. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Left, his own hand resting lightly on his son's head. — Stephen King

Groucho Marx This is not a book that should be set aside lightly - it should be flung with great force. — Groucho Marx

I see people teaching how to make an impact, but i don't want to make dents, i want to walk lightly on the earth, grateful for universal grace. — Jay Woodman

My skin's too white." she said.
Says who, Snow White?" he said, touching her cheek lightly with one hand. — Regina Doman

I will take a serious approach to a subject usually treated lightly, which is a nerdy thing to do. — Benjamin Nugent

Now you know," I said lightly, and shrugged. "No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you. — Stephenie Meyer

Mrs Thatcher was not lightly bullied. — Michael Heseltine

Tread lightly on your partner's heart. It was given to you for safekeeping. — Alexandra Katehakis

Closest to the truth are those who deal lightly with it because they know it is inexhaustible. — Golo Mann

*lightly contours to go on a hike* — Unknown

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest. — Euripides

I don't join or leave things lightly. — Margaret Beckett

More lightly do his sorrows press upon a man, when to a friend or fellow traveller he tells his griefs. — Callimachus

I'll have you over him in five minutes flat, babe." Biting my ear lightly, he fingers the snap of my jeans. "Let me take him right out of your head — Tessa Bailey

Friendship is strengthened by ... that which ever so lightly elevates us from the trough of self-concern and self-devotion. — William F. Buckley Jr.

What can I say? Watching you play rugby makes me horny."

His fingers lightly stroked her back. "In that case, I'll get you a season pass. — Amy Andrews

Now we live in fairyland. The only lightly disappointing thing about this land is that it is smaller than the real world has ever been. — Frigyes Karinthy

War had the effect of encouraging people to try to stay alive. Poverty, too. Survival was simply too hard-won to be given up lightly. — Aminatta Forna

He had the complexion, lightly webbed, of outdoor living and indoor drinking, and was a high, handsome man who might have been cruel. — Shirley Hazzard

I can't get enough adventure," Magnus said lightly. "And adventure cannot get enough of me. — Cassandra Clare

She walks lightly, old man. She walks lightly upon the earth. — John Green

You know how that goes, G. William," Jazz said lightly. "If you outlaw police scanners, only outlaws will have police scanners. — Barry Lyga

Hold your beliefs lightly.' Certainty is not necessarily a friend of sanity, although it is often mistaken for it. — The School Of Life

People who think so lightly of their own lives, don't have the right to protect anyone. — Jun Mochizuki

The woman
has great power. Se can tie knots in your chest that only God's breathing loosens. Don't
take her appeal lightly. — Rumi

When someone gives you a special gift, never treat it lightly. If you treat it like a treasure, then it'll be one. — Dean Koontz

He would have us without carefulness, without doubt, without cowardice. Our Master does not think so lightly of our unbelief as we do. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world — Miyamoto Musashi

I don't deal with fools terribly lightly, and I think under any definition the man's a fool. — Tony Windsor