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title: "7 Affection Need Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Affection Need quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Affection Need sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Dogs know we need to give affection as much as they need to receive it. They were the first therapists; they've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/dogs-know-we-need-to-give-affection-as-much-as-they-need-to-receive/)

[Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/dean-koontz-118_affection_dogs-know-we-need-to-give-affection-as-m_38856.jpg)

> [“Old men need affection as they need the sun.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/old-men-need-affection-as-they-need-the-sun/)

[Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e79/victor-hugo-32_love_old-men-need-affection-as-they-need-the_215040.jpg)

> [I’ve always wanted to be liked. It grieved me that I was treated with indifference. Left an orphan by Fortune, I wanted—like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-pessoa/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-liked-it-grieved-me-that-i-was-treated-with/)

[Fernando Pessoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-pessoa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/fernando-pessoa-177_adapted_i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-liked-it-grieve_215229.jpg)

> [A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne/a-father-is-very-miserable-who-has-no-other-hold-on-his-children-s/)

[Michel de Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/michel-de-montaigne-142_affection_a-father-is-very-miserable-who-has-no-ot_1145615.jpg)

> [“Here it is out in the open and based—like all love is, maybe—on some amount of abiding affection and on some other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-conley/here-it-is-out-in-the-open-and-based-like-all-love-is-maybe-on-some/)

[Susan Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-conley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/susan-conley-100608_love_here-it-is-out-in-the-open-and-based-lik_1976287.jpg)

> [Say Say Say What you want But don't play games With my affection Take take take What you need But don't leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jackson/say-say-say-what-you-want-but-don-t-play-games-with-my-affection-take/)

[Michael Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/michael-jackson-411_affection_say-say-say-what-you-want-but-don-t-play_2158906.jpg)

> [I can communicate easily to know more, I promise to also send you my picture for you to know me. Note that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paperboi/i-can-communicate-easily-to-know-more-i-promise-to-also-send-you-my/)

[Paperboi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paperboi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/paperboi-17449_ice-breaker_i-can-communicate-easily-to-know-more-i_2948799.jpg)

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