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There are very few bad people. There are just a lot of people that are unlucky.

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I want to live for something. I don't want to live to get charity food to give me enough strength to go back to get more charity food.

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New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've see it. It's true what they say— it's the most wonderful city in the world.

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Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Born: December 15, 1896
Died: January 17, 1972 (aged 75)
Bio: Betty Smith, née Elisabeth Wehner, was an American author.
Known for:
  1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943)
  2. Maggie-now (1958)
  3. Joy in the Morning (1963)
  4. Un albero cresce a Brooklyn
  5. Stories Jesus Told (1962)
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