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Book Quotes by Betty Smith
- She was made up of more, too. She was the books she read in the library. She was the flower in the brown bowl. Part…
- The world was hers for the reading.
- Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants. I'll have a…
- People always think that happiness is a faraway thing," thought Francie, "something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up;…
- Mother, I am young. Mother, I am just eighteen. I am strong. I will work hard, Mother. But I do not want this child to…
- From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books…
- Some people do crossword puzzles. I do books.
- As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a little girl could be with a fine book and a little bowl…
- But the penciled sheets did not seem like nor smell like the library book so she had given it up, consoling herself with the vow…
- Books became her friends, and there was one for every mood.
- People always think that happiness is a faraway thing, something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place…
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