“Smiling politely to mask a familiar feeling of desperation Sarah...” – Narrator, Little Children ... Movie Quotes Database

Smiling politely to mask a familiar feeling of desperation Sarah reminded herself to think like an anthropologist. She was a researcher studying the behavior of typical suburban women.

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