I've always been a hugger. If we all hugged more, the world would be a better place :)

Hugging is healthy. It helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and induces sleep. It’s invigorating, rejuvenating and has no unpleasant side effects. Hugging is nothing less than a miracle drug. Hugging is all natural. It is organic, naturally sweet, no artificial ingredients, nonpolluting, environmentally friendly and 100 percent wholesome. Hugging is the ideal gift. Great for any occasion, fun to give and receive, shows you care, comes with its own wrapping and, of course, fully returnable. Hugging is practically perfect. No batteries to wear out, inflation-proof, nonfattening, no monthly payments, theft-proof and nontaxable. Hugging is an underutilized resource with magical powers. When we open our hearts and arms, we encourage others to do the same. Think of the people in your life. Are there any words you’d like to say? Are there any hugs you want to share? Are you waiting and hoping someone else will ask first? Please don’t wait! Initiate!

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it’s from the heart.

I love good strong words that mean something.

If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

Professional wrestling is a lot like cuddling, I thought as I hugged a tree. As far as lumberjacks go, I’m slow, but when the tree finally falls for me, it falls hard.

The police called it choking, but I called it a two-handed neck hug. That’s how I knew she really loved me.

Give yourself a hug, and while you are embracing yourself, use that time to hold yourself together.

On the beach, at dawn:
Four small stones clearly
Hugging each other.

How many kinds of love
Might there be in the world,
And how many formations might they make

And who am I ever
To imagine I could know
Such a marvelous business?

When the sun broke
It poured willingly its light
Over the stones

That did not move, not at all,
Just as, to its always generous term,
It shed its light on me,

My own body that loves,
Equally, to hug another body.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug.

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

I believe in the goodness in me that it's firm enough to plant a flag in, or a rosebud, or to build a new life.