She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when … - Christina Baker Kline

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The American people. . . have a stake in non-conformity. For they know that the American genius is non-conformist.

Christina Baker Kline

She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when you feel numb. . . . The expression of emotion does not come naturally, so yo learn to fake it. To pretend. To display an empathy you don't really feel. And so it is that you learn to pass, if you're lucky, to look like everyone else, even though you're broken inside.

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