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Quotations about Hugs
Come to supper, all; we have bread and cheese and tea, and hugs and kisses for dessert. ~Jay Benson Hamilton, "How Santa Claus Made One Dollar Hold Out," 1891
Sometimes when you hurt inside, the only medicine that'll help is a great big hug. ~Jeff Keane, Family Circus, 2013
Sometimes a silent hug is the only thing to say. ~Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Science has proven that a simple hug is one of the most convenient and inexpensive therapies available. Yet we remain touch starved. ~Leo F. Buscaglia, Born for Love, 1992
A hug delights and warms and charms,
That must be why God gave us arms...
~Author unknown
Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time. ~Drew Barrymore, unverified
A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug — which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997
Sometimes you just need a hug and a cookie.
An editor thus describes a father's meeting with his daughter at the train... From the middle of the merry throng sprang a good-sized whirlwind. She rushed toward the dignified gentleman who was calmly waiting. Her suitcase flew one way and her umbrella another as she leaped upon him and clasped him about the neck with a hug which would have done credit to a cub bear. His hat flew off, his coat was torn open, and he staggered under the impetuous force of the assault. Of the sleek and dignified person so lately standing calmly on the platform only a happy wreck was left. ~Great Archers and Their Weapons and Fresh Arrows from Many Quivers: A Study of Illustrative Powers of Pulpit Orators, by Louis Albert Banks, 1903 [a little altered
And then, somehow, I don't know why,
I tell her everything and cry.
She hugs me then, and right away
I feel less sad. That's mother's way...
~Anonymous, "Mother's Way," c. 1905
HUG A roundabout way of expressing affection. ~Charles Wayland Towne, The Foolish Dictionary, Executed by Gideon Wurdz, Master of Pholly, Doctor of Loquacious Lunacy, etc., 1904
Embracing is vulgarly called hugging or squeezing, and is an operation of endearment that lovers are very apt to fall into when sitting alone by the side of each other. A seat under a tree, that grows on the banks of a limpid stream, where true lovers sit listening to the murmuring of the waters, and looking at their own forms gracefully mirrored beneath them, is a situation in which the arms unconsciously draw the yielding bodies into closer proximity than is absolutely necessary for the ordinary purposes of conversation. ~Theocritus Junior, The Dictionary of Love, 1858
I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. ~Maya Angelou
Strong love paralyzes the vocal cords, leaving the functions of speech to looks, hugs, and osculation. ~Sarah L. Minchler
A hug is worth a thousand words. ~Author unknown
Her companion made no reply save to press her arm closer... ~Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of
Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs than to put it into words. ~Author unknown
Every time I think of you, it is like getting a hug from the inside out. ~Author unknown
Hugs grease the wheels of the world. ~Author unknown
There's nothing like a mama-hug. ~Terri Guillemets
A mom's hug lasts long after she lets go. ~Author unknown
We will have two kinds of dessert. Hugs and kisses from mamma, and hugs and kisses from papa... ~Jay Benson Hamilton, "How Santa Claus Made One Dollar Hold Out," 1891
A hug is the shortest distance between friends. ~Author unknown
Hug Department: Always Open ~Author unknown
A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms. ~Author unknown
You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug. ~Author unknown
Hugs are great gifts... The only wrapping is arms! ~Bil Keane, Family Circus, 2007
A hug is a great gift — one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange. ~Author unknown
Hugging has no unpleasant side effects and is all natural. There are no batteries to replace, it's inflation-proof and non-fattening with no monthly payments. It's non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully returnable. ~Author unknown
A hug is like a bandage to a hurting wound. ~Author unknown
Happiness is an unexpected hug. ~Author unknown
I need a hugjob. ~Tony Delgrosso, @Tony_D, tweet, 2009
Sometimes I just want someone to hug me and say, "I know it's hard. You're going to be okay. Here's a coffee and
Never wait 'til tomorrow to hug someone you can hug today,
Because when you give one, you get one right back your way.
~Author unknown
I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs....
~Shel Silverstein, "Hug o' War," Where the Sidewalk Ends, 1974
A hug is a smile with arms, a laugh with a stronger grip. ~Terri Guillemets
Your hugs and kisses are like the stars that light up my life when things get dark. ~Author unknown
Have you hugged someone your appreciation today? ~Terri Guillemets
Have you hugged yourself today? ~Anonymous
Giggle until you cry
Hug without asking why
~Terri Guillemets
This is my favorite place — inside your hug. ~Bil Keane, Family Circus
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