She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears. Maud Hart Lovelace
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The central theme in this quote is something we all experience - we want to be happy and we go about our lives in such a way that makes us feel that way. The truth, however, is that happiness is not something that can be forced. We simply don't have the ability to force happiness when we're not happy. The best we can do is come close to happiness when we're not there already.

Source: Betsy And Tacy Go Downtown

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