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Betty Smith Quotes

Betty Smith quotes

American Novelist December 15, 1896 – January 17, 1972

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She had born a child but two hours ago. She was so weak that she couldn't lift her head an inch from the pillow, yet it was she who comforted him and told him not to worry, that she would take care of him. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could..."
There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background it's flashing glory. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "Some people do crossword puzzles. I do books."
Some people do crossword puzzles. I do books. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing."
Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing. Betty Smith
Neeley came home and he and Francie were sent out for the weekend meat. This was an important ritual and called for detail instructions by mama. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed..."
Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words. Betty Smith
Flossie was always running after men and they were always running away from her. Francie's Aunt Sissy ran after men, too. But somehow they ran to meet her halfway. The difference was that Flossie Gaddis was starved about men and Sissy was healthily hungry about them. And what a difference that made. Betty Smith
In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it happened. Tell the truth and write the story. Betty Smith
Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the attempt to write stories kept her straight on the dividing line between truth and fiction. If she had not found this outlet in writing, she might have grown up to be a tremendous liar. Betty Smith
New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've see it. It's true what they say-- it's the most wonderful city in the world. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "Do you hear that, Francie? You're in college! 'oh gosh, I feel..."
Do you hear that, Francie? You're in college! 'oh gosh, I feel sick. Betty Smith
A lie was something you told because you were mean or a coward. A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been. Betty Smith
Because the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination. The child must have a secret world in which live things that never were. It is necessary that she believe. She must start out believing in things not of this world. Then when the world becomes too ugly for living in, the child can reach back and live in her imagination. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "And always, there was the magic of learning things."
And always, there was the magic of learning things. Betty Smith
Betty Smith quote: "They learned no compassion from their own anguish. thus their..."
They learned no compassion from their own anguish. thus their suffering was wasted. Betty Smith

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