Skip to content

Affection Quote by Charles Dickens

“... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably a bitterly disappointed woman. A game of chess will cure such a conceit forever. The woman that knows the most, thinks the most, feels the most, is the most. Intellectual…” quote by Charles Dickens
Download Open image
“... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably a bitterly disappointed woman. A game of chess will cure such a conceit forever. The woman that knows the most, thinks the most, feels the most, is the most. Intellectual affection is the only lasting love. Love that has a game of chess in it can checkmate any man and solve the problem of life.”

Charles Dickens

4.6 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by Charles Dickens

Explore all 2,310 Charles Dickens quotes

More Affection quotes

Browse all 2,154 Affection quotes