She neither smiled nor cried, but stared at me with a peculiar gentleness, as if I were a kind of nourishment.

NEWYORKER: Naima

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Michael Wilson, a noted director of Foote and Tennessee Williams, lets the words and action flow with a genuine gentleness and respect that allows each eye roll, shuffle and sigh to have its maximum impact.

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He is getting to his feet and standing there speaking to her, touching her, with such mildness and gentleness and consolation.

NEWYORKER: Gravel

Likely, given his history with Zwelish already, Blondy knew it was reckless, though he did it wholly in gentleness and out of sheer enthusiasm.

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