Quote by Cora Carmack Finding It

“I just don't feel like smiling.”

— Shelley Admont

“Pretending to feel something you don't can often lead you to the real thing, in some form.”

— Stacey Kade

“Do that thing where you look blank, like you have no feelings at all. I think that's just my face.”

— Amy Tintera

“I don't know. I don't know anything, really. I just feel. And when the feeling is strong enough, then I just say I know.…

— Betty Smith

“Maybe I felt something because I'm always looking for feelings. Without them, I don't know how to act.”

— Erin Bowman

“I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb.”

— Bethany Griffin

“Perhaps it’s just easier to smile and pretend everything is fine, rather than admit my heart’s a little swollen from losing something that wasn’t…

— Courtney Peppernell

“Tonight, there’s no one here to force myself to feel okay for, to smile or hold it together for, and I feel pretty bad.”

— Abigail Tarttelin

“I don’t feel like doing anything. I don’t even know what I need right now. I just want to feel normal.”

— Becky Albertalli

“So I am learning to pretend, to smile and nod, to display empathy I do not feel. I am learning to pass, to look…

— Christina Baker Kline

“All I know is that you can’t force yourself to feel something you don’t.”

— Catherine Ryan Hyde

“Even if you can't feel it in your heart, you can surely pretend.”

— Charlotte Rogan