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Bette Greene Biography

Bette Greene (born June 28, 1934) is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Summer of My German Soldier, The Drowning of Stephan Jones, and the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. She currently resides in Florida.

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What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?

Pain, Moments, Sooner Or Later, Moment, Sooner

Maybe. . . in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe. . . maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little like life. I mean it's powerful going down and that doesn't even take into account the aftertaste, which really takes getting used to.

Powerful, Coffee, Mean, Life, Take, Aftertaste

Longevity can't be the only test of love.

Tests, Longevity, Tests Of Love, Love, Test

I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business?

Business, Mean, Noses, Somebody, Writing

And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled.

Space, Empty, Counting, Time, Filled

What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?

Anyway, Challenge, Challenges, Genius, Give, Giving

Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.

Book, Experiences, Hand, Hands, Learn, Pain

It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.

Capable, Cruelty, Incapable, Man, Men

Why is it I'm always so quick to believe that people are thinking. . . believing the worst about me?

Believe, People, Quick, Thinking

Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain't no greater love in this here world than that.

Men, World, Wells, Down, Tells, Life

When people's emotions are involved they don't want to listen.

Emotion, Emotions, Involved, Listen, People, Want

Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.

Life, Maestro, Mind, Shade, Students, Varying

And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you're more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to be.

Care, Feel Good, Hoped, Made, Taking

I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.

Blessing, Lasts, Littles, Wondered