Betty Smith
Betty Smith
Betty Smith, née Elisabeth Wehner, was an American author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 December 1896
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
donations drop personal since slow
(Donations) slow down during the summer. I've only been here since the first of the year, but it has slowed down. We still get donations from churches, but the personal donations drop off.
blessed dear dream honorable hour living minute piece ragged sincere time
Dear God, let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere -- be decietful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.
american-novelist either last seeing though
Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.
american-novelist earth either filled last seeing though time
Look at everthing as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
heard minutes
You should have heard him 10 minutes ago.
american-novelist filled last though time
Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
beans green pork since stuff twice
We've used a lot of stuff since the Can-Care-A-Van. We go through pork and beans and green beans and things like that so fast. I've had to replenish those twice already.
girl lonely party
All my life I've been lonely. I've been lonely at crowded parties. I've been lonely in the middle of kissing a girl and I've been lonely at camp with hundreds of fellows around. But now I'm not lonely any more.
inspirational thanksgiving time
Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.
children reading printed-word
Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words.
inspirational book reading
The world was hers for the reading.
flirty hate love-you
I hate all those flirty-birty games that women make up. Life's too short. If you ever find a man you love, don't waste time hanging your head and simpering. Go right up to him and say, 'I love you. How about getting married?
children teaching character
In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.
thinking people littles
People always think that happiness is a faraway thing … something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up.