Affect Quotes

What touches us quietly still moves us.

This collection of affect quotes opens with the idea that a gift must affect the receiver almost to the point of shock to truly land. From there it turns to criticism that no longer stings the way it once did, tying the topic to broader Bad experiences people learn to absorb.


Later quotes widen the lens to language and everyday browsing, arguing that meaning itself depends on the power to affect behavior. For related thoughts on how actions shape outcomes, see Act and Accidents quotes.