The power of affinity lies in its mystery: the way it stands outside everything logical; you step into a crowded room and see a stranger, and somehow you feel you know her better than you know the friends you came with.
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I want to go to your room, your bed, be under you, feel you inside me... JOEY W. HILL There's no greater feeling in the world than when you can put a smile on somebody's face jus... J. J. WATT I don't know if you're familiar with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You step outside the hotel, and... CRAIG FAIRBRASS But I'll tell you something, Father; you give me Regan's identical twin: same face, same voice, same... WILLIAM PETER BLATTY Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of. ROY T. BENNETT I dislike the phrase 'Internet friends,' because it implies that people you know online aren't reall... JOHN GREEN I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step towards finding you. NICHOLAS SPARKS I feel like knowledge is power: If you know how to take care of yourself, you can be a better versio... MIRANDA KERR There is nothing you can do except try to write it the way that it was. So you must write each day b... ERNEST HEMINGWAY You should base everything on what you see with your own eyes, hear with your own ears and feel with... TANYA MASSE It's extraordinary to think that if you walked into a room and said you had never heard of Hamle... ROBERT WINSTON If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with... MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for al... KENT NERBURN The best way of forgetting how you think you feel is to concentrate on what you know you know. MARY STEWART You could come in, know the proprietor, know the menu, know what you wanted to eat before you arrive... CHRISTOPHER LEE It's kind of weird. You see things flashing over the TV screen, and you know we're real familiar wit... JIMMY WILLIAMS If you have a setback, and you're not doing well and then you overcome it somehow, it always sti... SAM DONALDSON People get comfortable with the way you arethey have formed their opinion of you based on everythi... , I GOT THIS: HOW I CHANGED MY WAYS AND LOST WHAT WEIGHED ME DOWN, 2012 Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vul... JESSICA SAVITCH Everything you want lies on the other side of learning to trust yourself. Take a chance. Have faith.... VIRONIKA TUGALEVA The way I become friends with somebody is a slow process. You can't just spill your guts and tel... LEIGHTON MEESTER Friends are like the stars that glow in the sky... you don't always see them, but you know they're a... REBECCA MCNUTT I'm right there with you, darlin'. Unless you step on a landmine, in which case I'm way back in the ... EOIN COLFER If you feel that you don't belong, you don't know God, because with God everyone and everything belo... ANTHONY T. HINCKS The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some... ROBERT GOULET He came back, sat on the ledge again, and handed her a glass. “You haven’t slept; you haven’t ... J.D. ROBB My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You... WESLEY SNIPES Soul mates meet in a place where time stands still. You recall where you were when the call came in.... KATE MCGAHAN Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER That's the trouble with you young people. You think because you ain't been here long, you know every... NEIL GAIMAN His hand cupped her face, his thumb caressing the delicate line of her jaw. “Listen to me, Raven.�... CHRISTINE FEEHAN There's not someone who tells you how adorable you are and rubs your head and goes into a crowded pr... CHER I like a real beach. A crowded one, you know? People, towels, umbrellas. I hate those little private... JIMMY KIMMEL If you see something wrong, and you know it is wrong, and you see others believing it as a truth, th... HUSSEIN WAEL SHAHADHA It's astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. That's why a reporter's ... MIKE WALLACE The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you t... FLORENTIJN HOFMAN When someone asks you what you did this weekend....let them know you gave a mother more time with he... MAURINE We have the greatest power through love that can be known. It overcomes everything with its fierce a... JAY WOODMAN I think you're talking shit. You think we don't all feel like that? Like we're crazy, like we're not... EMILY BARR Whatever you do in life will be insignificant. but it is very important that you do it because, You ... WILL FETTERS When you resolve to live a healthier life, you will feel better, look better, and make a better impr... SUSAN C. YOUNG
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