“He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn't beaten.”

“The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.”

“He had a nice smile. Seeing it, I felt like I’d won a prize, because he was so sparing with them.”

“He stopped, turned. He cupped his hands around his mouth. ''For you a thousand times over!'' he said. Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner.”

“Having finished his argument Stephen walked on in silence. He felt Cranly's hostility and he accused himself of having cheapened the eternal images of beauty. For the first time, too, he felt slightly awkward in his friend's company and to restore a mood of flippant familiarity he glanced up at the clock of the Ballast Office and smiled:”

“He could find no cure for his grief; but he did know that continued occupation would relieve him, and therefore he occupied himself continually.”

“He saw the girl watching him and he smiled at her. It was an old smile that he had been using for fifty years, ever since he first smiled…”

“Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.”

“He was looking at her from behind the smiling that wasn't smiling but was something you were not supposed to see beyond.”

“He smiled his irresistible smile, but Dora found it highly resistible.”