Quotes About Affection

It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love.

Despereaux, she whispered. And then she shouted it, Despereaux! Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Nothing.

There is a lot of love in him, a lot of love in his heart... And he is up there with no one and nothing to love. It is a bad thing to have love and no where to put it.

During the night, while Bull and Lucy slept, Edward, with ever-open eyes, stared up at the constellations. He said their names, and then he said the names of the people who loved him. He started with Abilene, and then went on to Nellie and Lawrence and from there to Bull and Lucy, and then he ended again with Abilene: Abilene, Nellie, Lawrence, Bull, Lucy, Abilene. See? Edward told Pellegrina. I am not like the princess. I know about love.

Normally, Edward would have found intrusive, clingy behavior of this sort very annoying, but there was something about Sarah Ruth. He wanted to take care of her. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to do more for her. (page 135)

There is somebody who loves me, said Despereaux. And I love her and that is the only thing that matters to me.

nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

If you have no intention of loving or being loved then the whole journey is pointless

I have been loved, Edward told the stars.

You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

To have someone get out of bed and bring you little fishes and sit with you as you eat them in the dark of night. To hum to you. This is love.

greatly. If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.

Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Nothing.

There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true?

The princess smiled at Despereaux again, and this time, Despereaux smiled back. And then, something incredible happened: The mouse fell in love.

I have been loved said Edward to the stars.

hose. She pawed at his clothes and beat his tail. She dusted his

No one can fall in love at first sight. Love is built over years, not snapped into existence like a flame that can be as easily extinguished.

When acquaintances embrace, one can read the gap between them. When friends, when siblings embrace, no matter how close, there is still an infinitesimal distance, like a layer of molecules, separating them. When a mother hugs her child, they meet. But when lovers embrace, they don't just meet but join. Tess

But you will die in any case, Ilyakoria. What good is everlasting fame to a man if he dies unloved?

What's wrong with writing about love? Everybody longs for love.

Her papa called her 'chiacchere' because he said she chattered away all day, just like a magpie. He had all sorts of funny names for her: 'fiorellina', my little flower; 'abelie', which meant honeysuckle; and 'topolina', my sweet little mouse. Margherita's mother only called her 'piccolina', my little one, or 'mia cara Margherita,' my darling daisy.

how his grandfather used to stroke his brow

I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.