Closeness Quote by Josephine Angelini

“It was the first time either of them had ever held another's hand, and for them alone, the immensity of what unfolded that night…

— Laini Taylor

“Their lips touched as if they were magnets, surrendering to the forces of love between them, each unable to relinquish control.”

— Shirena Anthony

“She was fascinated by their hands. Two people, interlocked. Tightening their connection to each other.”

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“Touch had always saved them in the past. No matter the anger or hurt, no matter the depth of the aloneness, a touch, even…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“It hadn’t occurred in the physical realm, that much was true. His hand had not touched her hand. But... his mind had touched her…

— Laini Taylor

“Their hands, swinging, touched lightly now and then; their nearness was as natural as the June day.”

— Elizabeth Bowen

“The very feel of her hand, even through its glove, was reassuring; it was the sort of hand, he thought, that children would like…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

“The Western world may have been undergoing a steady transformation, the young may have thought they had discovered a new way of talking to…

— Ian McEwan

“What was amazing was that their small delicate hands were touching, their monkey fingers leaning into each other. It was clear that it was…

— Mark Nepo

“Now his imagination spun about the hand as about the edge of a vortex; but still he made no effort to draw nearer. He…

— Edith Wharton

“When we were young his hands had been soft but now they were a man's hands, with rough palms and coarse fingertips, but they…

— Jessica Marie Gilliland

“Their hands never touched, not even in an accidental brushing, and that was a good thing, for real intimacy has a dawn.”

— Rita Leganski