It was like that. Sometimes I'd go for a period—days or weeks—without feeling the full sweep of my loss, and then as unexpected as a thunderclap, the realization would rip the protective coating from my senses. Maybe that's the way… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty. — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
“The secret is in absolutely refusing to let the river beat you down.” — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
“But will somebody please tell me what's a person to do when they're too afraid of life to live and too afraid of death… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain? — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
A person's got to think, otherwise that person's no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled. — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when a person be thinking about one thing it don't mean they is mad about another thing.” — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
“That's when I saw—cleary saw—that there was more than one mountain in my life. Some could be seen and some couldn't be, but just… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
“My deception was believed because it was built on a foundation of truth … Hitler's first layer is an undeniable truth, such as: The… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand. — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
