Her smile put the sunflower to shame.

I faced the gaudy sunflower on her canvas bag -- it looked hand-painted and at last my eyes fell into hers. I said, 'Thanks…

— Jerry Spinelli

Every day I hold my breath until I see her. Sometimes in class, sometimes in the hallway. I can't start breathing until I see…

— Jerry Spinelli

My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.

— Anonymous

Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.

— John F. Kennedy

Tears aren't a girl's weapon. It's her smile.

— Gackt

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…

— Laini Taylor

A mother's love is like a tower, Rising far above the crowd, And her smile is like the sunshine, Breaking through a threatening cloud.

— Helen Steiner Rice

Because if he looked like he was unaffected by her smile, then she would not realize that, in actuality, he was in an utter…

— Julia Quinn

Ruth hadn't talked to my sister since before my death, and then it was only to excuse herself in the hallway at school. But…

— Alice Sebold

And the look on her face as she opened the door Was like an old joke told by a friend. It'd taken ten more…

— Harry Chapin

She stretched out her hand, saying, “Vernon! My dear, what a delightful surprise!” “What’s surprising about it?” he enquired, lifting his black brows. “Didn’t…

— Georgette Heyer

It's as if, in the mother's eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child first reads the message:'You are there!'

— Adrienne Rich

It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do…

— Libba Bray

The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make…

— Hans Selye

Layla brought her arms around herself, no doubt because she was remembering the feel of another, stronger set. "I have wanted to, but he…

— J.R. Ward