“It knew things, that smile.”
“I knew a man once who told me that I smiled at the wrong things.""Do you?"Only by the light of those who smile at nothing.”
“It always looked to me like she was smiling. In fact, I know she was. Lots if things smile, like a flower to the sun. And one thing sure. I knew that just like I could smile to see Pinky, she sure could smile to see me.”
“She smiled, pretending to be unaware like every child, but she knew. Children know things even if they can’t explain them in words.”
“He smiled, and I knew… I was in trouble.”
“He smiled at my reaction, the stupid smile of his that was like he knew something you didn’t. And he knew something I didn’t pretty much all the time, so it was pretty much every smile on his face.”