--- title: "1 Defense mechanism Quotes By S.E. Smith" description: "1 Defense mechanism quotes by S.E. Smith. Plus more from S.E. Smith and more Defense mechanism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/s-e-smith-54286_crazy_like-a-lot-of-people-with-mental-illness_472639.jpg" --- > [“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. It’s really important to me to not appear crazy, to fit in, to seem normal, to do the things “normal people” do, to blend in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/like-a-lot-of-people-with-mental-illness-i-spend-a-lot-of-time/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/s-e-smith-54286_crazy_like-a-lot-of-people-with-mental-illness_472639.jpg) ## More by S.E. Smith > [“Sometimes a story catches your imagination so much it has to be told. That is what I love about writing. It lets the images…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/sometimes-a-story-catches-your-imagination-so-much-it-has-to-be-told/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) > [“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. It’s really important to me to not appear crazy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/like-a-lot-of-people-with-mental-illness-i-spend-a-lot-of-time/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) > [“I missed him too. Yes, you are just a big ole softy, aren’t you? Yes, you are,” Abby said as she stood up. Bo”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/i-missed-him-too-yes-you-are-just-a-big-ole-softy-aren-t-you-yes-you/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) > [“No, there is always hope,” she said. “You just have to believe. That’s what my mom always says. She said if you believe hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/no-there-is-always-hope-she-said-you-just-have-to-believe-that-s-what/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) > [“all evil needs to triumph is for a few good men to do nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/all-evil-needs-to-triumph-is-for-a-few-good-men-to-do-nothing/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) > [“they discovered that it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside; it is who you are on the inside that counts in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith/they-discovered-that-it-doesn-t-matter-what-you-look-like-on-the/) [S.E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defense-mechanism/s-e-smith/#itemlist", "name": "1 Defense mechanism Quotes By S.E. 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