He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of …

Graham Greene
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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. ✨ 'The Heart of the Matter' (1948) bk. 1, pt. 1, ch. 1
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