Thursday, January 8, 2015

Smile!

Consider; for a smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities, Pierre. When we would deceive, we smile; when we are hatching any nice little artifice, Pierre; only just a little gratifying our own sweet little appetites, Pierre; then watch us, and out comes the odd little smile.
- Herman Melville, "Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities"

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