All Bette Greene Quotes
- What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge? Ability
- Why is it I'm always so quick to believe that people are thinking...believing the worst about me? Believe
- Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little… Account
- Longevity can't be the only test of love. Inspirational
- Look inside yourself and you'll find a world of things (a world of your own experiences)worth writing about. Experiences
- I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business? Business
- Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand. All
- When people's emotions are involved they don't want to listen. Emotion
- I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds. Arkansas
- Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who… Always Remember
- What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain? Inspirational
- Fun, like champagne bubbles, can't completely fill you up. Bubbles
- Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain't no greater love in this… Bible
- It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty. Capable
- Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude. Ineptitude
- And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled. Counting
- 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 could… Balancing
- I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while. Blessing
- And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you're more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to… Care
- 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… Aging