“Do you know what made me fall in love with you?" George asked suddenly. Anne shook her head, puzzled that he should ask her this now. "I heard you laugh, down the hall, just before I got to Spanish class that first day. I couldn't see you. I just heard this fabulous laugh, like a whole octave, top to bottom. And I had to hear it again.”
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“For if light had a sound, it was that laugh.”
“I remembered his laugh, like a flock of crows taking off”
“Some men laugh easily. It makes them winning dinner companions.”
“Begin to live, love, laugh, kiss, smile, hug…!”
“أكثر الناس يضحكون أقلهم يمرحون”
“Tertawalah selagi ada peluang, meski hanya sejenak.”