Behind the Smile Quotes

“I became an expert at pushing my problems or needs out of my mind in order to deal with the day at hand and accomplish what needed to be done.”
― Marie Osmond, Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression

“My smile is like a two-way mirror. I can see out, but no one can see in. No one sees what is going on behind the mirror.”
― Marie Osmond, Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression

“I was trained in my entertainment upbringing to smile constantly when I’m around other people and now it’s as natural to me as breathing.”
― Marie Osmond, Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression

“I feel like I’m playing hide-and-seek from my own life, except that I just want to hide and never be found.”
― Marie Osmond, Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression

“I’m collapsed in a pile of shoes on my closet floor. Around and around me hangs my clothing, which is all I can see as I lean against the back wall of the closet. It can see straight up one of my skirts on a hanger over my head. It looks like a long, dark tunnel with the exit sealed off. It looks like my life right now.”
― Marie Osmond, Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression