“When she smiles niggers ask her for her hand in marriage; when I smile folks check their wallets.”
“Her green eyes shone when i asked questions and she gave me the siren smile each time i clued in. That smile only made me want to learn more.”
“Once when we stopped to rest, she dug her toes into the earth at the edge of a field and smiled. When I saw her smile, I felt strong enough to carry on..”
“I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.”
“I asked her if she believed in love, and she smiled and said it was her most elaborate method of self-harm.”
“She had a sadness that was so deep, but it still could turn to light in a second, and when I saw her smile I wondered what it would be like to make her smile. I thought... I thought it would be like the discovery of smiling.”