"He gave her a bright fake smile; so……" — Graham Greene

He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was… - Graham Greene

"He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever lost by delay. He had a dim idea that perhaps if one delayed long enough, things were taken out of one's hands altogether by death."

— Graham Greene

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