„I smiled at him but knew it did not reach my eyes. I smiled because he smiled at me, more reflex than emotion. Inside I was nothing. It was a little like being in shock. Shock is nature's insulation, the thing that shuts you down so you can heal, or sometimes so you can die without hurting, or being afraid…“

„I know what it's like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but you can't. How you hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside.“

—  Susanna Kaysen American writer 1948

„Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful… How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.“

—  Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926

„She gives him what he can only call a sweet smile. 'So you are determined to go on being bad. Mad, bad, and dangerous to know. I promise, no one will ask you to change.“

—  J.M. Coetzee, buch Schande

Quelle: Disgrace

„I will hate the man you choose because he isn't me, and love him if he makes you smile.“

—  Robert Jordan, buch The Eye of the World

Quelle: The Eye of the World

„I looked at myself in that window, oblivious to all the people around me and I stared and smiled that particular smile. You know that smile that seems to knock you and tell you how pathetic you are? That's the smile I was smiling.“

—  Markus Zusak Australian author 1975

Quelle: Underdog

„Whenever I see your smiling face
I have to smile myself.
Because I love you (Yes, I do).
And when you give me that pretty little pout,
It turns me inside out.
There's something about you, baby“

—  James Taylor American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1948

I don't know
"Your Smiling Face"
Song lyrics, JT (1977)

„But there's nothing you like better than when it hurts a little, is there?" Lucien asked.

Gavriel's bloody mouth lifted in a voluptuous smile. "Sure there is. I like it when it hurts a lot.“

—  Holly Black, buch The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Quelle: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

„Remember me with joy, for this is how I always thought of you. That is what I want, more than anything. I want you to smile when you think of me. And in your smile, I will live forever“

—  Nicholas Sparks, buch The Longest Ride

Quelle: The Longest Ride

„Jenny, if you're so con­vinced I'm a loser, why did you bull­doze me into buy­ing you cof­fee?'

She looked me straight in the eye and smiled.

'I like your body,' she said.“

—  Erich Segal, buch Love Story

Quelle: Love Story

„Your scare me rather. My reflection in the glass never did that; of course, I knew it so well. Like something I had tamed… I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.“

—  Jean Paul Sartre, Geschlossene Gesellschaft

Quelle: No Exit

„He smiles a lot. But I think there might be worms inside him making him smile.“

—  Stephen King, buch The Stand

Quelle: The Stand

„You can never have too much coffee”, I said
He turned and smiled at me. “You think so, but the rest of us get a little OD’ed on your level of caffeine.“

—  Laurell K. Hamilton, buch Blood Noir

Quelle: Blood Noir

„I love you," I told him. There. Nice and simple. "I knew you would find me."
He smiled at me. "I would never stop looking.“

—  Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Quelle: Magic Breaks

„Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.“

—  Cassandra Clare, buch Clockwork Prince

Quelle: Clockwork Prince

„3. When he smiles at you, sometimes you feel like crying.“

—  Bisco Hatori Japanese manga artist 1975

Quelle: Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 13

„What does my smile look like now? Vivi wondered. Can you reclaim that free-girl smile, or is it like virginity- once you loose it, that's it?“

—  Rebecca Wells, buch Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Quelle: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

„So why did you want to kiss me?"
"We're friends aren't we?" Callum shrugged.
I relaxed into a smile. "Of course we are."
"And if you can't kiss your friends who can you kiss?" Callum smiled.“

—  Malorie Blackman, Noughts & Crosses

Quelle: Noughts & Crosses

„After all, Fnick is Superman," said Iggy.
"Shut up, Jeff," I said, but I was smiling. I lifted Iggy's fingers to my face so that he knew.“

—  James Patterson American author 1947

Quelle: School's Out—Forever

„Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.“

—  Marilyn Monroe American actress, model, and singer 1926 - 1962