Affectionate violence. For when a hug just won't do…

“Emira realized that Briar probably didn't know how to say good-bye because she never had to do it before. But whether she said good-bye…

— Kiley Reid

“She scanned the room, and her grin broadened when she saw Christian. She then sought me out. Her smile for him had been affectionate;…

— Richelle Mead

We must understand that God does not "love" us without liking us - through gritted teeth - as "Christian" love is sometimes thought to…

— Dallas Willard

There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social…

— Richard L. Evans

I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits will result,…

— Dalai Lama

With no other privilege than that of sympathy and sincere good wishes, I would address an affectionate exhortation to the youthful literati, grounded on…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

One realizes that human relationships are the tragic necessity of human life; that they can never be wholly satisfactory, that every ego is half…

— Willa Cather

I can be affectionate about a lot of things without watching them.

— Tom Stoppard

If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named…

— Ursula Vernon

Josh Radnor is that rare thing: a writer-director who thinks like an actor but still knows how to create a comedy with shape and…

— Owen Gleiberman

Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for affection

— Jack Butler Yeats

I feel that a genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. How one creates that smile largely depends on one's own…

— Dalai Lama

Shyama was very good looking and a good human being. She was warm and affectionate.

— Waheeda Rehman

I simply contend that the middle-class ideal which demands that people be affectionate, respectable, honest and content, that they avoid excitements and cultivate serenity…

— Gertrude Stein

“I would trust you with my life. I'm betting that something evil would appear pleasing but feel foul." Gregori's glittering silver eyes settled on…

— Christine Feehan