• It was nice to be alone, not to have to smile and look pleased; a relief to stare dejectedly out the window at the sheeting rain and let just a few tears escape.

    Stephenie Meyer: It was nice to be alone, not to have to smile and look pleased; a relief to stare dejectedly out the window at the sheeting rain and let just a few tears escape.
    Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Twilight: Twilight”, p.10, Hachette UK