Despair Quote by John Clare

“work-worn, on a gingham towel draped over the cupboard. “All of them stillborn.” I smother a sigh with a smile, weak and resigned. He…

— Ann Voskamp

For everything exists and not one sigh nor smile nor tear, one hair nor particle of dust, not one can pass away.

— William Blake

But the truth, he knows, is otherwise. His pleasure in living has been snuffed out. Like a leaf on a stream, like a puffball…

— Anonymous

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

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

— John F. Kennedy

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

— Anonymous

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