A kiss is just a kiss. I beg to differ!<br /> <br /> How often do we say these words or more so, even write them. I add them to almost every card, letter or email-depending on whom they are addressed to.<br /> <br /> The featured image in this blog is one of my favorite little coffee table books-one that you can just pick up at random and reread the cute little quotes in. This collection of kiss quotes can put a smile on one's face for sure.<br /> <br /> Here are a few of my favorite excerpts from the book:<br /> <br /> The mother's first kiss teaches the child love. Giuseppe Mazzini<br /> <br /> Always kiss, hug, and cuddle your children so that they will be demonstrative with their own families and friends.<br /> <br /> You can't kiss a girl unexpectedlyonly sooner than she thought you would. Jack Seaman<br /> <br /> Kiss me and take my soul in keeping. Since I must go now, day is near. Anonymous<br /> <br /> Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for thy love is better than wine. The Song of Solomon (Had to throw one with wine in there)<br /> <br /> A kiss is something that you cannot give without taking and cannot take without giving. Anonymous<br /> <br /> For a kiss is an immortal thing. And the throb wherein those old lips met, is a living music in us yet. Robert Burns<br /> <br /> What of the soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop? Robert Browning<br /> <br /> Some beautiful quotes to account for one of life's great expressions of love.<br /> <br /> By writing this blog and doing a little research I learned a new word (well as far as the Urban Dictionary goes) Basorexia-a strong craving or hunger for kissing. LOVE learning something new every day!<br /> <br /> Wikipedia also says this about the art of kissing: A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace and good luck, among many others. In some situations a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or sacrament. The word came from Old English cyssan (&acirc;��to kiss), in turn from coss (a kiss).<br /> <br /> A kiss is NEVER just a kiss as in the words of the song As time goes by!<br /> <br /> Take care (&amp; kiss your loved ones often) and all the best~Celeste<br /> <br /> www.talesfromaway.com   Submitted By: Alicia "Celeste" Loughrey