Affection Quotes

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Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to… — David Hume
Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose… — Gail Carson Levine
Sassenach." He had called me that from the first; the Gaelic word for outlander, a stranger. An Englishman. First in jest, then in affection. — Diana Gabaldon
Perhaps that is our doom, our human curse, to never really know one another. We erect edifices in our minds about the flimsy framework of… — Rick Yancey
As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would… — Charlotte Bronte
But I feel this, Helen: I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who… — Charlotte Bronte
He had come to know quite thoroughly the world in which he lived. His outlook was bleak and materialistic. The world as he saw it… — Jack London
When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will… — Ezra Taft Benson
Once when I had remarked on the affection quite often found between cat and dog, my friend replied, "Yes. But I bet no dog would… — C.S. Lewis
â€¦in silence learned the sweet solace which affection administers to sorrow. — Louisa May Alcott
â€¦Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way. — Louisa May Alcott
He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of… — Anne Bronte
If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him; and it… — Jane Austen
...I know that in your heart you miss all those wonderful moments you spent with my father --watching him gnaw on the furniture, listening to… — David Eddings
If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand", or because… — Amy Carmichael
Elizabethâ€™s entire body started to tremble as his lips began descending to hers. and she sought to forestall what her heart knew was inevitable by… — Judith McNaught
He had not breathed a word of love, or dropped one hint of tenderness or affection, and yet I had been supremely happy. To be… — Anne Bronte
Only as we mature does affection begin to depend on achievement. — Alain de Botton
Isn't it terrible the way some unworthy folks are loved, while others that deserve it far more, you'd think, never get much affection? — Lucy Maud Montgomery

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