Smiles Quotes

“I enjoy it when the world smiles; the more smiles, the warmer I am.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Shape

“She picked up the phone and dialed Blake's number. His silky hello made her smile.

"You're smiling, right?" His voice was so intimate.

"Of course," she murmured. "Does it still count if you don't see it?"

"It counts when I feel it," he replied.”
― Debra Anastasia, Poughkeepsie

“They're brainless girls, otherwise they wouldn't be seen dead here. They're pretty, with ugly, appealing smiles and conversations we can't hear. They breathe smoke and blow it out, and words drop from their mouths and get crushed to the floor. Or they get discarded, just to glow with warmth for a moment, for someone else to tread on later.”
― Markus Zusak, Fighting Ruben Wolfe

“And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon the good will which provoked them for it had power to protect and to confer honor and to strengthen resolve and it had the power to heal men and to bring them to safety long after all other resources were exhausted.”
― Cormac McCarthy

“He smiled like a sun lamp.”
― Spider Robinson, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

“All four of us were young and undaunted and our smiles were so strong that it made me smile even then on the couch, with a kind of loss.”
― Markus Zusak, Underdog

“Smile more. Smiling can make you and others happy.”
― Roy Bennett

“Smile. Give Earth the biggest smile you've got. See every glimmer of light in the scariest, darkest sky. And when people think you're crazy, then you know you've accomplished something very few dare to try.”
― Lana M.H. Wilder

“Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this: And each time the girl would shriek and run away.”
― Kelly DiPucchio, Zombie in Love

“We dinna hear 'at the Saviour himsel' ever sae muckle as smiled," said he.
"Weel, that wad hae been little wonner, wi' what he had upo' 'm. But I'm nae sure that he didna, for a' that. Fowk disna aye tell whan a body lauchs. I'm thinkin' gin ane o' the bairnies that he took upo' 's knee,-- an' he was ill-pleased wi' them 'at wad hae sheued them awa'-- gin ane o' them had hauden up his wee timmer horsie, wi' a broken leg, he wadna hae wrocht a miracle maybe, I daursay, but he wad hae smilet, or maybe lauchen a wee, and he wad hae men't the leg some gait or ither to please the bairnie. And gin 't had been me, I wad raither hae had the men'in o' 's twa han's, wi' a knife to help them maybe, nor twenty miracles upo' 't.”
― George MacDonald, Alec Forbes of Howglen by George Macdonald

“You don’t have to do anything special or even say a word. Just smile and make the magic happen.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“When they give you flowers, give them back a bouquet of your biggest smiles.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Our final goodbye was a bittersweet blend of beauty and sorrow. It conjured up images of seafarers bidding adieu to their kin before embarking on perilous voyages, their smiles masking a poignant awareness of the uncertainties that lay ahead. Never coming back.”
― Shahid Hussain Raja

“The compressed mouth curved in winsome smile. “You don’t know me, do you, Mr. Durand?”
― Cornell Woolrich, Waltz into Darkness

“The compressed mouth curved in winsome smile. “You don’t know me, do you, Mr. Durand?”
He shook his head slightly. The smile notched a dimple; rose to her eyes. “I’m Julia, Louis. May I call you Louis?”
― Cornell Woolrich, Waltz into Darkness

“My father sighed, hiding behind the sad smile that followed him like a shadow through life.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Some things can only be seen in the shadows,” my father said, flashing a mysterious smile probably borrowed from the pages of one of his worn Alexandre Dumas romances.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“She smiled, a sudden curving smile that brought the corners of her long mouth halfway up her cheeks.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder Is Easy

“Her mouth curved in its slow smile.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder Is Easy

“Luke laughed. Again Dr. Thomas’s smile came in answer—a natural smile full of boyish amusement.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder Is Easy

“Dr. Thomas’s smile lengthened to a grin.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder Is Easy

“There was something ghastly about her smile, like a death’s head grinning across the table from him.”
― Cornell Woolrich, Murder At The Automat

“Lestrade smiled. It was a smile of transcendent sweetness.”
― Stephen King

“Do you think the symbol of the rhinoceros is there to create a comic effect?” Gabrielle asked.

“Yes,” said Michelle, smiling the proud smile of someone who has found the truth.

“You’re right,” said Gabrielle. Pleased with their own boldness, the two girls looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths quivered with pride. Then, all of a sudden, they emitted short, shrill, spasmodic sounds very difficult to describe in words.”
― Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

“Life's too gorgeous to be sad! Why settle for a frown when you can turn that upside down into a smiley emoji? Dive into the beauty around you, chase those rainbows, and sprinkle glitter on any gray clouds that dare to linger. Remember, happiness is your birthright, so grab it with both hands and twirl it around like a champ! It's your world, so make it sparkle and shine. Remember, happiness is a choice, and today, you choose joy!”
― Life is Positive

“There will always be those who want to live.”
― Adam Atikian, Snow

“Her big eyes widened until he was swallowed whole in their depths. Then recognition slowly crept into them, a mischievous sort of recognition. The baby look had disappeared from her face, and it was that that had counted so much in her favor. A smile parted her lips, an acted smile with a little too much conceit in it to be real.”
― Cornell Woolrich, Children of the Ritz

“Her smile was small but reassuring. “I’m not thinking of myself as a pillar. It’s just—I couldn’t stand the waiting anywhere else.”
― Dorothy B. Hughes, The Expendable Man

“This time Skye’s smile for her was as if they’d known each other for years.”
― Dorothy B. Hughes, The Expendable Man

“Happiness can be seen in smiles of laughter.”
― Anthony T. Hincks