I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb.

Bethany Griffin
About This Quote

A fake smile comes from a person who is completely numb to their feelings. The person will have no emotional response, because they have been so deeply hurt that they have numbed themselves to their own emotions. In this quote, the person is saying he has perfected the art of the fake smile. This means that he has learned how to put on a fake smile and not feel anything. This kind of numbness is a dangerous place to be in because it allows people to do things that would normally be considered wrong.

Source: Masque Of The Red Death

Some Similar Quotes
  1. I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not angry, either. I should be, but... - Haruki Murakami
  2. If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him... - Paulo Coelho
  3. The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. - Ernest Hemingway
  4. Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart. - Unknown
  5. One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. - Sophocles
More Quotes By Bethany Griffin
  1. Bursts of hope make despair harder to live with.
  2. I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb.
  3. She has to live, Eliott. I owe her a lifetime of apologies.”“ Sometimes I think that’s all we owe our parents.
  4. I won't cry. When the guilt is this heavy, you can't. It just settles and stays with you, and it's cold.
  5. Thank you for stitching me up" I say." I seem to have a talent for it.
Related Topics