We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other. Audre Lorde
This is what it means to be loved... when someone wants to touch you, to be tender... Banana Yoshimoto
To be hopeful means to be uncertain about the future, to be tender toward possibilities, to be dedicated to change all the way down to the bottom of your heart. Rebecca Solnit
I probably seem quite at ease now saying I'm mixed race, I'm black, I'm Zambian, but for a while that was quite torturous, quite angsty. As a young woman I wasn't very tender or nice to myself...Now I'm older, I'm much more able to be tender and kind to the younger me that I see in the book. Namwali Serpell
No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough. Guy Fieri
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be cooked together but they will never be tender. French Proverb