Quotes by : Betty Smith

Francie had heard swearing since she had heard words. Obscenity and profanity had no meaning as such....

Francie always remembered what that kind teacher told her. “You know, Francie, a lot of people would....

Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let....

But she needs me more than she needs him and I guess being needed is almost as good as being loved. Maybe....

But the penciled sheets did not seem like nor smell like the library book so she had given it up, consoling....

She sat in the sunshine watching the life on the street and guarding within herself, her own mystery....

In his business, he observed human nature and came to certain conclusions about it. The conclusions lacked....

But she didn't want to recall things. She wanted to live things — or as a compromise, relive rather....

Most women had the one thing in common: they had great pain when they gave birth to their children. This....

It's come at last", she thought, "the time when you can no longer stand between your children and heartache.....