Affectionate Quotes - Page 4

• Theodosius was chaste and temperate; he enjoyed, without excess, the sensual and social pleasures of the table, and the warmth of his amorous passions was never diverted from their lawful objects. The proud titles of Imperial greatness were adorned by the tender names of a faithful husband, an indulgent father; his uncle was raised, by his affectionate esteem, to the rank of a second parent.

  Edward Gibbon

  Uncles, Husband, Father

  Edward Gibbon (2015). “History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V3: the History Focus”, p.26, 谷月社

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• One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Soul, Influence, Members

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• Kids with Down syndrome are, by and large, quite affectionate and relatively guileless, and frequently, the attachments to them grow and deepen. And the meaning that parents find in it grows and deepens.

  Andrew Solomon

  Kids, Attachment, Parent

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• And when I read, and really I do not read so much, only a few authors, - a few men that I discovered by accident - I do this because they look at things in a broader, milder and more affectionate way than I do, and because they know life better, so that I can learn from them.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Men, Looks, Way

  Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.134, Simon and Schuster

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• I love you.” His voice was straightforward, affectionate. “You make me remember who I used to be. You make me want to be that man again. Right now, holding you, I feel like we have a shot at beating all odds and making it together. I’m yours, if you’ll have me.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Love You, Men, Odds

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2012). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence; Finale”, p.1093, Simon and Schuster

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• Reptiles and amphibians are sometimes thought of as primitive, dull and dimwitted. In fact, of course, they can be lethally fast, spectacularly beautiful, surprisingly affectionate and very sophisticated.

  David Attenborough

  Beautiful, Reptiles, Dull

  "Life in Cold Blood". Documentary, 2008.

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• Those final weeks, spanning end of summer and the beginning of another autumn, are blurred in memory, perhaps because our understanding of each other had reached that sweet depth where two people communicate more often in silence than in words: an affectionate quietness replaces the tensions, the unrelaxed chatter and chasing about that produce a friendship’s more showy, more, in the surface sense, dramatic moments.

  Truman Capote

  Summer, Sweet, Memories

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• The world is a den of thieves, and night is falling. Evil breaks its chains and runs through the world like a mad dog. The poison affects us all. No one escapes. Therefore let us be happy while we are happy. Let us be kind, generous, affectionate and good. It is necessary and not at all shameful to take pleasure in the little world.

  Ingmar Bergman

  Running, Dog, Fall

  "Fictional character: Ekdahlska huset - Gustav Adolf Ekdahl". "Fanny and Alexander", www.imdb.com. 1982.

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• It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord's presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If you and I are going to enjoy the peace of paradise during this life we must become accustomed to a familiar, humble, and very affectionate conversation with the Lord Jesus.

  Brother Lawrence

  Jesus, Humble, Paradise

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• Royal relationships across the generations have often been strained and distant, rather than close and affectionate. Most eldest sons, interminably waiting to become king, have not been on the best of terms with the sovereign to whose death they look forward with a debilitating combination of guilt-ridden anxiety and eager anticipation. And younger sons (and daughters, too) have often found their lives empty of purpose: cut off by their royal statius, but unable to find anything rewarding with which to fill the time.

  David Cannadine

  Daughter, Kings, Son

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• Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate or reject another human being, they become forces for the creation of psychopathology, even if these be small forces. Let them recognize that every person who is kind, helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate, and warm, is a psychotheraputic force, even though a small one.

  Abraham Maslow

  Hurt, People, Helpful

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• But Catherine did not know her own advantages - did not know that a good-looking girl, with an affectionate heart and a very ignorant mind, cannot fail of attracting a clever young man, unless circumstances are particularly untoward.

  Jane Austen

  Girl, Clever, Heart

  Jane Austen (2009). “Northanger Abbey”, p.69, Wild Jot Press

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• She smiled at him. “How did you know just what I’d want to see?” “How could I not?” he said. “When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind’s eye always with a book in your hand.” He looked away from her as he said it, but not before she caught the slight flush on his cheekbones. He was so pale, he could never hide even the least blush, she thought — and was surprised how affectionate the thought was.

  Cassandra Clare

  Book, Eye, Thinking

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.471, Simon and Schuster

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• The mockery of friends is affectionate, and inoculates against foolishness.

  Dean Koontz

  Mockery, Foolishness

  Dean Koontz (2007). “Forever Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel”, p.66, Bantam

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• "Walter," she said, looking full upon him with her affectionate eyes, "like you, I hope for better things. I will pray for them, and believe that they will arrive."

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Believe, Eye

  Charles Dickens (1858). “Dombey and Son ... With frontispiece by H. K. Browne”, p.162

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• One realizes that human relationships are the tragic necessity of human life; that they can never be wholly satisfactory, that every ego is half the time greedily seeking them, and half the time pulling away from them. In those simple relationships of loving husband and wife, affectionate sisters, children and grandmother, there are innumerable shades of sweetness and anguish which make up the pattern of our lives day by day, though they are not down in the list of subjects from which the conventional novelist works.

  Willa Cather

  Children, Husband, Grandmother

  Willa Cather (1988). “Not Under Forty”, p.136, U of Nebraska Press

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• England produces under favorable conditions of ease and culture the finest women in the world. And, as the men are affectionate and true-hearted, the women inspire and refine them.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Women, Inspire, Culture

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2153, Delphi Classics

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• It would not have suprised Emilio Sandoz that his sex life was discussed with such candor and affectionate concern by his friends.  The single craziest thing about being a priest, he'd found, was that celibacy was simultaneously the most private and most public aspect of his life.

  Mary Doria Russell

  Sex, Celibacy, Found

  Mary Doria Russell (2010). “The Sparrow”, p.201, Random House

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• There is scarcely room for doubt that something in the psychological relation of a mother-in-law to a son-in-law breeds hostility between them and makes it hard for them to live together. But the fact that in civilized societies mothers-in-law are such a favourite subject for jokes seems to me to suggest that the emotional relation involved includes sharply contrasted components. I believe, that is, that this relation is in fact an 'ambivalent' one, composed of conflicting affectionate and hostile impulses.

  Sigmund Freud

  Mother, Believe, Son

  Sigmund Freud (2003). “Totem and Taboo”, p.17, Routledge

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• If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named after gods-Loki and Athena, who are, respectively, absolutely straightforward and affectionate, and dumber than dirt. I learned my lesson. I will name my next cat 'Satan' or 'Marduk' or something, thereby ensuring a kind, gentle beast who treats my upholstery like a shrine.

  Ursula Vernon

  Cat, Names, Lessons

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• I've always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important things with and be as affectionate with that person as I would be with a girl.

  Kurt Cobain

  Girl, Real, Important

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• Turkeys know their names, come when you call, and are totally affectionate. They're better than teenagers.

  Elayne Boosler

  Teenager, Turkeys, Names

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• I will never say a bad word about 'One Tree Hill'. The entire shape of my world changed because of that show, so I'll always be very affectionate toward it.

  Hilarie Burton

  Tree, World, Shapes

  "EXCLUSIVE Hilarie Burton on 'Tree Hill' exit: 'It wasn't a rash decision'". Interview with Michael Ausiello, ew.com. May 14, 2009.

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• I do have complicated feelings about Hollywood, but I also have tremendously affectionate ones.

  Matthew Specktor

  Feelings, Hollywood, Complicated

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I have kissed all the girls I worked with! I'm just a very affectionate person, I love to hug and kiss people I care about. It was taken the wrong way in tabloids, and people insinuated all kinds of things. I called her to tell her what happened, but unfortunately, this was one of the things that stopped our relationship.

  Maureen McCormick

  Girl, Taken, Kissing

  "Maureen McCormick: 'I hit rock bottom'". TODAY interview, www.today.com. October 14, 2008.

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