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“A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is out grown.”

Long Childhood Bears Affection Command Your Children Yellow Fur Faded Teddy Teddy Bear

Author:Pam Brown

“My childhood lacked affection and ambience.”

Childhood Affection Ambience

Author:Jacqueline de Ribes

“Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.”

Thinking Trying Made Self Able Desire Culture Childhood Security Survival Affection Esteem Symbols Gratification Habitual Self Made Early Childhood Power And Control

Author:Thomas Keating

“When Nancy Reagan was presented with people who she really felt like weren't going to judge her, there was such a floodgate of affection and warmth and physical affection that, most of the time, was kept at bay because, "Oh, someone's going to say something." I think that because of so many things that happened to her in her childhood, but also in the press.”

People Thinking Felt Happened Childhood Judging Presses Affection Warmth Nancy

Author:Cynthia Nixon

“To some degree, the critic arises out of that negativity bias in that our brains are oriented towards threat and toward survival. The critic really started as a survivor mechanism in early infancy and childhood when we were trying to navigate our early family system and culture; when we're learning how to fit in so we could optimize that flow of love and affection. It was an internal voice telling us to shut certain patterns and reactions down, that negativity bias that's always looking for what's wrong, looking for the threat.”

“From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.”

Real Wanted Desire Childhood Musician Affection Recollection

Author:John Philip Sousa

“Childhood romances always seem so real, so enduring, when we are separated from the object of our affection. But usually, when we return, we find that our dreams and memories quiet surpassed reality. -Lady Anne, Whitney's aunt”

Real Dream Reality Seems Romance Memories Childhood Objects Return Quiet Endure Affection Our Dreams Aunt Whitney

Author:Judith McNaught

“Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain. They know our infantine dispositions, which, however they may be afterwards modified, are never eradicated; and they can judge of our actions with more certain conclusions as to the integrity of our motives.”

Knows Mind May Action Certain Childhood Judging Integrity Moved Excellence Affection Superiors Conclusion Motive Companion Disposition Our Actions

Book:Annotated Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus with English Grammar Exercises: by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)

Source: Annotated Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus with English Grammar Exercises: by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)

“That beautiful sister of mine was an overwhelming and volatile mixture. One had the feeling that she'd been shot from a canon and showered her sparks over an incredulous world with no thought or care where they fell, a carbon copy of father. She was like some silvery comet who streaked through life with daring speed, the wellspring of which was an inner confidence that I deeply admired. At times, particularly in childhood, I was intimidated by her but she dictated from an aura of affection for me that was never threatening.”