Her face looked ugly in the attempt to avoid tears; it was an ugliness…

Graham Greene
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Her face looked ugly in the attempt to avoid tears; it was an ugliness which bound him to her more than any beauty could have done. It isn't being happy together, he thought as though it were a fresh discovery, that makes one love--it's being unhappy together. ✨ Graham Greene (1973). The Collected Edition: The ministry of fear
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