Quote by Bette Greene

It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.

— Bette Greene

“The secret is in absolutely refusing to let the river beat you down.”

— Bette Greene

“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

What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?

— Bette Greene

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

The world is not a rational place.

— Bette Greene

And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled.

— Bette Greene

“Sometimes when a person be thinking about one thing it don't mean they is mad about another thing.”

— Bette Greene

“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

“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

I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds.

— Bette Greene

Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.

— Bette Greene