“My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.”
R.J. Palacio, Wonder
“When a hug is this big, you feel it for days.”
Jessica Shook, Shrapnel
“I had embraced you... long before I hugged you.”
Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos
“She gave her a long embrace, like pie baking in the warmth of an oven.”
Meghna Pant, One And A Half Wife
“Some moments can only be cured with a big squishy grandma hug.”
Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing
“She liked that word: we. It sounded warm and open, like a hug.”
Lauren Oliver, Liesl & Po
“You've got some power," Jakkin said. "One hug—and the lights go out!”
Jane Yolen, A Sending Of Dragons
“All hugs must end, so they pulled apart, just a little. That hurt too much, so he rested his forehead and nose upon hers. Sometimes happiness is just about more than a body can bear."
Julie Berry, Lovely War
“I knew then that this hug had been the greatest teacher of my young life.” Meara O'Hara, The Wanderess And Her Suitcase
“Her arms went around herself, but no matter how tightly she pressed, it came nowhere near a hug.”
Shveta Thakrar, A Thousand Beginnings And Endings
“And even though it was just one hug, it was enough to lift more dark.”
J.F. Sarrop, An Inventory Of Batons
“I didn't know it was possible to fit so perfectly inside someone else's arms.”
Tomi Adeyemi, Children Of Blood And Bone
“The hug was a simple gesture. Perhaps, the end of the cold war. Perhaps, the fragile beginning of love.”
Mariyam Hasnain, The Wedding Planner
“Can we hug? Not because we’re sad or in love but because we’re human.”
B.T. Gottfred, The Handsome Girl And Her Beautiful Boy
“I wrapped my arms around him like I was saving an oak tree.”
C.J. English, Affairytale
"Coraline was too close to stop, and she felt the other mother’s cold arms enfold her. She stood there, rigid and trembling as the other mother held her tightly.”
Neil Gaiman, Coraline
“He tried not to hug her too hard, even though she was kind of hugging him too hard. In fact, she was pretty much crushing his rib cage. He didn't mind, though.”
Cassandra Clare, Welcome To Shadowhunter Academy
“She fitted in my arms, she always had, and the shock of holding her caused me to feel that my arms had been empty since she had been away.”
James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room
“I wanted my home to be a haven, like coming in from the cold to a big warm hug.”
Cathy Bramley, Conditional Love
“May we embrace one another with love, a smile and a warm hug?”
Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
“I have a kind heart, I’m in love. It gets deeper with every kiss and every hug.”
Delano Johnson, Rare Images Of Love
“when someone is honest and vulnerable, they wring my heart - I want to hug them for being real.”
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
“O,come,be buried. A second time within these arms (They embrace)”
William Shakespeare, Pericles
“I wished I could spend the rest of my life... being slightly crushed by someone who loved me.”
Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted
Christina Engela, Dead Man's Hammer
