Quote by: Betty Smith

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." "But you're still a Brooklynite." "I wouldn't want that to get around, Annie." "You don't mean that, Carl." "Ah, we might as well call them beanies, Annie." "Why?" "When in Rome do as the Romans do." "Do they call them beanies in Rome?" she asked artlessly. "This is the silliest conversation...


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Author Bio


  • NameBetty Smith
  • Descriptionwriter from the USA
  • AliasesElisabeth Lillian Wehner
  • BornDecember 15, 1896
  • DiedJanuary 17, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Playwright
  • WorksA Tree Grows In Brooklyn (novel)
  • AwardsHopwood Award