Bette Greene

And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you're more than you thought you were. More even than…

— Bette Greene

“Folks keep forgetting that wishing don't make nothing so, but prayer sometimes do.”

— Bette Greene

“One thing you can say about him is that he's appreciative. He's just happy having someone to sit with.”

— Bette Greene

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…

— Bette Greene

Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but…

— Bette Greene

“Six years is plenty long enough to soothe the tearing anguish of...death, but maybe no amount of time is enough to soothe…

— Bette Greene

I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business?

— Bette Greene

“All I know is that growing up hurts too much. Growing down is what I'd really like to do. Be little enough…

— Bette Greene

When people's emotions are involved they don't want to listen.

— Bette Greene