Alphonsus Liguori

Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.

Italian Clergyman

Ruth Westheimer

I think I was fortunate that even in the children's home I had a boyfriend. How important it was, as an orphan at the age of 12, to be caressed and to be kissed and to know that there is someone who really deeply cared about me.

American Celebrity

Andre Gide

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.

French Novelist

Simone de Beauvoir

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.

French Writer

Leslie Mann

I'm so sick of seeing these movies where married couples are just cuddling on the couch and caressing each other's faces.

American Actor

Nathan Sawaya

I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.

American Artist

Leonard Cohen

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

Canadian Singer

Omar Sharif

See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.

Egyptian Actor

Jock Sturges

There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.

American Photographer

Vladimir Nabokov

American Novelist

Use 'caress' in scenarios where intimacy and care are shown, not in casual touches.

Affectionate Moments

'Caress' is mostly for living things. It feels odd to use it for inanimate objects.

Not for Objects

The word carries positive feelings and should be used in a loving or caring context.

Positive Emotion

When caressing, there's often an emotional bond, suitable in close relationships.

Emotional Connection

Use 'caress' for intentional, thoughtful touches, not for accidental or brief contact.

Deliberate Action

'Caress' usually involves two entities, not self-administered touches.

Not for Self

 I was caressing her arm, and I noticed that the texture of her skin was unusually dry. And the color of her flesh was dull. I had been so focused on executing her end-of-life wishes that I realized, I didn't know what the end of her life felt like.

My mother's final wish...

 When they lay together in bed it was, as it had to be, as the nature of the act demanded, an act of violence. It was an act of clenched teeth and hatred. It was the unendurable. Not a caress, but a wave of pain. The agony as an act of passion."

A theory of everything PIPE...

 make my Christmas would be to wake up on the big day - a fresh dusting of snow nothing beats that gentle caress of snowflakes on your face yeah in the right conditions that soft fluffy stuff that falls from the sky feels more like

Killer Snowballs PIPE...

 hand it was a two-pronged strategy a coalition of women's groups would caress the establishment with the usual blandishments while aids-free world would engage in high-level advocacy at the diplomatic level we shamelessly used

Advocating for gender...

 partner but you are still in complete control why because if he doesn't fulfill his role you can kill him at any time he grasps you by the forelimbs caressing you with his tail so far so good now it's time for the courtship

Emperor Scorpion PIPE...

 and elephants have recently been observed visiting and caressing the bones of their departed friends this expression of elephant grief makes a strong case for some animals at least being

Do Animals Feel Empathy?...

 life for now she reassures him with constant caresses from her fin within the group this kind of body language helps to reinforce relationships and keep the peace

Bully Bottlenose...

 male veterinarian so this female babysitter they called him she has to comfort him by holding his hand and and caressing him gently so that this

Borneo: Paradise Under...

 than kisses, caresses and gentle words. Now, if we continue to expect rape to be what it very rarely is --

Inés Hercovich: Why...

 Dearest, do I love thee less? Do I shrink from thy caress? Think you I could cease to care?