Mother, I am young. Mother, I am just eighteen. I am strong. I will work hard, Mother. But I do not want… — Betty Smith Able Copy Share Image
From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of… — Betty Smith Book Copy Share Image
If you love someone, you'd rather suffer the pain alone to spare them. — Betty Smith If you love someone Copy Share Image
It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn't… — Betty Smith Accents Copy Share Image
Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn New York. Especially in the summer of 1912. Somber as a word was… — Betty Smith Afternoon Copy Share Image
“Laurie's going to have a mighty easy life all right. Annie Laurie McShane! She'll never have the hard times we had, will… — Betty Smith Easy life Copy Share Image
“Francie thought that all the books in the world were in that library and she had a plan about reading all the… — Betty Smith Book Copy Share Image
“There are two truths," said Katie finally. "As a mother, I say it would have been a terrible thing for a girl… — Betty Smith Parenting Copy Share Image
There's a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it… — Betty Smith Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Her time has come," answered Miss Lizzie. "That's why I didn't marry Harvey - long ago when he asked me. I was… — Betty Smith Childbirth Copy Share Image
“Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more that first day than she realized. She learned of the class system… — Betty Smith Children Copy Share Image
“The tree man eulogized them by screaming, 'And now get the hell out of here with your tree, you lousy bastards.' Francie… — Betty Smith Emotional expression Copy Share Image
“Do you hear that, Francie? You're in college! 'oh gosh, I feel sick.” — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
“Mary was convinced that because of some sin she had unwittingly committed in her life, she was mated with the devil himself.… — Betty Smith Life Copy Share Image
“Wouldn't it be more of a free country," persisted Francie "if we could ride in them free?" "No." "Why?" "Because that would… — Betty Smith Democracy Copy Share Image
“She wanted to own a book so badly and she had thought the copying would do it. But the pencilled sheets did… — Betty Smith Book Copy Share Image
“Flossie was always running after men and they were always running away from her. Francie's Aunt Sissy ran after men, too. But… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
“You know, a lot of people would think that these stories that you're making up all the time were terrible lies because… — Betty Smith Time Copy Share Image
“Francie went over to stand at the great window from which she could see the East River twenty stories below. It was… — Betty Smith Every day Copy Share Image
“But in their secret hearts, each new that it wasn't all right and would never be all right between them again.” — Betty Smith A-tree-grows-in-brooklyn Copy Share Image
Did you ever see so many pee-wee hats, Carl?" "They're beanies." "They call them pee-wees in Brooklyn." "But I'm not in Brooklyn."… — Betty Smith Annie Copy Share Image
“He was a baby once. He must have been sweet and clean and his mother kissed his little pink toes. Maybe when… — Betty Smith Children Copy Share Image
