For another, Lynch's "gentle wisdom" came across as "encouraging, calming insights into the beyond."

He spoke glowingly of the gentle wisdom and forest skills of then old tribal leader, Logan.

"Introduce me as your housekeeper," she advised with gentle wisdom.

Thank you most of all, as your gentle wisdom got us all straightened out.

His work has been hailed as epic, with tender humanity and a gentle wisdom.

But overlaying the gentle wisdom there always lay a thin patina of bitterness.

An accomplished storyteller, he wrote not only of airplanes but also shared gentle wisdom about the people and experiences he encountered over his flying career.

I called Mookie Wilson, whose gentle wisdom was a delight when he played for the Mets.

Then, with an intolerable note of sluggish gentle wisdom, he said, "People of our sort, Willie, can't do things like that."

Sustained by her gentle wisdom, he would find a way to tell them, too.