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“As I remember his laugh, there was nothing mad about it, it was more like the laugh of someone who has been the victim…

— Guy Sajer

“He was a relentlessly cheerful presence, talked only of himself but so good-naturedly that she indulged him. He certainly laughed a good deal. Something…

— Julie Anne Long

“They were all so jovial and relaxed with one another, fraternal even. Maybe I was envious of that. They had lives—that was evident.”

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure…

— Conn Iggulden

“He was one of those people who stared at you with a meaningful smile on their face, as if he was somehow intellectually and…

— Kate Atkinson

“...his hand spread itself out flat on the table. I paused and took another good look at him. There was something otherworldly about him,…

— Anne Rice

“His words cost him so much, she thought, not like hers that just came dancing out of the air and went back into it.…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“They all laughed and clapped, taking it for a deliberate witticism, while he had no idea what he was saying, so great was his…

— Boris Pasternak

“Sophy looked at him. Under his amazed and horrified gaze, large tears slowly welled over her eyelids, and rolled down her cheeks. She did…

— Georgette Heyer

“He was a man of between sixty and seventy. From a little distance he had the bland aspect of a philanthropist. His slightly bald…

— Agatha Christie

“Tell me," he said, smiling, "Would you really have danced with the duke?" She relaxed, the danger past. "Yes. But he was my second…

— Judith O'Brien

“He looked cheerful, as though he was with an imaginary friend whose company he enjoyed.”

— Arundhati Roy