Affection Quote by Kate M. Taylor

“His warmth, which seemed to presume upon some happy old intimacy we did not share, had thrown me into awkwardness.”

— Donna Tartt

“They spoke very little of their mutual feelings: pretty phrases and warm attentions being probably unnecessary between such tried friends.”

— Thomas Hardy

“My friendships, and I use that term loosely, were fleeting and fragile and often painful, with people who generally wanted something from me and…

— Roxane Gay

“Affection is when we can't find any flaws in the other. Maybe I could if I really wanted to, but I don't want to,…

— Erika M. Szabo

“And so we were friends of a sort once more. We began to talk, stiltedly at first, but then with more ease. We had,…

— Elizabeth Newark

“I always felt that there was something different about me but I did not know what it was. I was socially awkward, friendship was…

— Stephen J. Bedard

“The desperation in his voice was misplaced and as his eyes danced over my face I knew he was just as broken as I…

— Cassandra Giovanni

“...you have not only a very large portion of my affection and esteem, but all that I am capable of feeling...”

— Michael Kelahan

“She wanted me. She wanted to give herself to me. I felt unworthy to accept such a gift, but it didn’t stop me from…

— C.J. Roberts

“Then he leaned over, right there in the restaurant parking lot, and kissed me. And it wasn’t a friendship kiss, either. It was tender…

— Anonymous

“this lonely, isolated man who didn’t know how to ask for affection, but basked in her attentions.”

— Jessica Clare

“When affection fell on its ass, politeness could step up.”

— Lorrie Moore