“Brood less, smile more and serve all.”

“There's a special quality to the loneliness of dusk, a melancholy more brooding even than the night's.”

Ed Gorman (1941–2016) American writer

“Smiling is mostly about smiling more.”

Suzanne Collins (1962) American television writer and novelist

“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. We should all smile more often.”

Steve Maraboli (1975)

“Han smiled, then, a bright, charming smile that lit up the room, more dangerous than any blade.
All you ever needed was that smile, she thought. I'd have given in immediately.”

Cinda Williams Chima (1952) Novelist

“I gave him a smile. I was aiming for sweet, but he turned a shade paler and scooted a bit farther from me. Note to self: work more on sweet and less on psycho-killer.”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

“I enjoy it when the world smiles; the more smiles, the warmer I am.”

Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman

“… too much brooding, not enough doing.”

Timothy Findley (1930–2002) Canadian writer

“I have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heart-less robots who protect them and their property.”

Assata Shakur (1947) American activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army

“The smile made her want to hug him, and maybe love him up some more. Stupid smile.”

Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer