Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the attempt to write stories kept her straight on the dividing line between truth and fiction. If she had not found this outlet in writing, she might have grown up to be a tremendous liar.


A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (ed. 1943)

Betty Smith Quotes

Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the...

Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the...

Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the...

Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was important was that the...