Quote by: Betty Smith

The child will grow up and find out things for herself. She will know that I lied. She will be disappointed." "That is what is called learning the truth. It is a good thing to learn the truth one's self. To first believe with all your heart, and then not to believe, is good too. It fattens the emotions and makes them to stretch. When as a woman life and people disappoint her, she will have had practice in disappointment and it will not come so hard. In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.


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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