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Affection quotes

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“He distrusted her affection; and what loneliness is more lonely than distrust?” George Eliot, “Middlemarch” - 1872

“You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one.” Oscar Wilde, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” - 1890

“I never change, except in my affections.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“Affection, mistress of passion, sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes.” William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice” - 1600

“There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” - 1997

“She always seemed to me, I fancy, more human than she was, perhaps because her affection was so human.” H. G. Wells, “The Time Machine” - 1895

“Eloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection; but addressing itself entirely to the fancy or the affections, captivates the willing hearers, and subdues their understanding.” David Hume, “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding” - 1748

“There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.” Mary Shelley, “Frankenstein” - 1818

“Love needs no protection; it is its own protection. So long as love begets life no child is deserted, or hungry, or famished for the want of affection. I know this to be true.” Emma Goldman, “Anarchism and Other Essays” - 1910

“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

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