“All I know is that growing up hurts too much. Growing down is what I'd really like to do. Be little enough again so it would be perfectly natural to be protected from the wind and the rain—and the world.” — 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
