Affection Quotes

1417 quotes by 966 authors

There is no trickier subject for a writer from the South than that of affection between a black person and a white one in the… — Kathryn Stockett
But she has gathered that Americans, in spite of their public declarations of affection, in spite of their miniskirts and bikinis, in spite of their… — Jhumpa Lahiri
I, measuring his affections by my own, Which then most sought where most might not be found, Being one too many by my weary self,… — William Shakespeare
Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him;… — Jane Austen
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in… — Andre Maurois
To his surprise, she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, a kiss so full of affection that it dispelled the awkwardness, even as… — Richard Russo
â€Ž"To Parlin's mind, nothing showed affection like a hunk of something dead and bleeding on the table. — Brandon Sanderson
Real, sane, mature loveâ€”the kind that pays the mortgage year after year and picks up the kids after schoolâ€”is not based on infatuation but on… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Maybe children just want whatever it is they don't get. And then they grow up and give their children what they wanted, be it silence… — Laura Moriarty
...although I had to admit a certain affection for the Mattel booth advertising Urban Survival Barbie, now with her own Machete and blood testing unit. — Mira Grant
The man had arrived at that stage of drunkenness where affection is felt for the universe. — Stephen Crane
I knew you'd kiss me." "How?" I say. Because I didn't know myself. "Because I am in pain," He say's. "That's the only way I… — Suzanne Collins
Man wanted a home, a place for warmth, or comfort, first of physical warmth, then the warmth of the affections. — Henry David Thoreau
Skye kissed her forehead. "You saved my life." Katsa smiled. "You Lienid are very outward in your affection." "I'm going to name my firstborn child… — Kristin Cashore
What I felt for you was a combination of respect and affection. There was a closeness I felt through intimate interaction. The affection part is… — Henry Rollins
Before Luce could reply, a skinny, dark haired girl appeared in from of her, wagging her long fingers in Luce's face. "Ooooooh," the girl taunted… — Lauren Kate
A woman of seven and twenty, said Marianne, after pausing a moment, can never hope to feel or inspire affection again. — Jane Austen
Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how little is there of either in the world, because it requires more cultivation of mind to… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Myrnin came in from the back room, carrying a load of books, which he dropped with a loud bang on the floor to glare at… — Rachel Caine
Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question… — Christopher Paolini

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