"Affection would not be affection if it..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Affection would not be affection if it was loudly and frequently expressed; to produce it in public is like getting your household furniture out for a move. It did very well in its place, but it looks shabby or tawdry or grotesque in the sunshine.
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“Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my lifelong keeping. You cannot see its waves as they flow toward you, darling, but in these lines you will hear...the distant beating of its surf.”
“The person who received maximum affection from mother, that person also sort of cultivated the potential showing affection to others.”
“All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.”