Affection Quote by Charles Dickens

[She] knew that it was not precisely a body that one loved. One loved the man who shone out through the eyes and used…

— Louis de Bernieres

[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him.

— Louisa May Alcott

“In the reflected gaze of his (her husband's) steady admiration, she saw the face of the girl he had fallen in love with.”

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

She looked at him, and oh, the weariness to her, of the effort to understand another language, the weariness of hearing him, attending to…

— Anonymous

“He watched the aperture of the young women's lovely face close ever so slightly and felt a pang in his heart.”

— James Collins

Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became…

— Jane Austen

“He stared at her, and the impression of her beauty grew until, uncommitted by a word, by even a formal introduction, he felt himself…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“There was also another funny feeling that he had for the elder sister. For some unfathomable reason, he was attracted to her knees. He…

— Nicholas Chong

Thank you for caring for my brother." He took his sunglasses off. And looked at her with total adoration.

— J.R. Ward

Holding her gaze, he closed the final distance between them and went down to his knees, that beautiful bruised face looking up at her.

— Nalini Singh

“Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heart-felt delight, diffused over his face, became…

— Jane Austen

“marveling at this boldness and ease in her presence, and not for one second losing sight of her, though he did not look at…

— Leo Tolstoy