Quote by Betty Smith

“I don’t know,” Miss Lizzie said. “Sometimes I think it’s better to suffer bitter unhappiness and to fight and to scream out, and even…

— Betty Smith

“She can endure pain and loss without any trouble, but she doesn't know how to react facing happiness.”

— Elsa Schiaparelli

“She keeps herself in a constant state of unhappiness, so she is never disappointed by life.”

— Judy Reene Singer

“She already knew from personal experiences that life could be cruel and unfair. She also knew she had to do what it took to…

— M.V. Kasi

“Life itself is too painful to bear, Madeline had said. Sometimes, suffering feels like an escape.”

— Michael Wallace

“she will find a way to make the rest of your natural existence one of unceasing woe and misery.”

— John Scalzi

“Somehow I always feel better with her. It’s as if she can completely sympathize with my thoughts and help me channel them away, and…

— Marie Lu

“And I say it because I trust her, and because I believe that being miserable about some bad thing that might not ever happen…

— Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

“Her happiness, fear, and pain- even her thoughts - become yours and you need to do everything to make sure it stays that way.”

— Calia Read

“She is tough, like a Quiner woman. She works hard and she doesn’t feel sorry for herself. At the same time she won’t let…

— Martha Conway

“Her time has come," answered Miss Lizzie. "That's why I didn't marry Harvey - long ago when he asked me. I was afraid of…

— Betty Smith

“The sting of her abandonment had not lessened through the years, and I suspected it would never go away. Occasionally, I could see agony…

— T.J. Forrester