(noun) The act of affecting or acting upon.
"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."
"First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity."
"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."
"Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection."
"It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being."
"I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity."
"I always had the deepest affection for people who carried sublime tears in their silences."
"People's affection hurts me but it's a beautiful pain."
"A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives."
"The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger."
"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."
"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it."