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Betty Smith was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1896. She grew up in poverty and attended public school. She married George H.E. Smith in 1919 and had two daughters. She divorced in 1938 and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In 1943, she published her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which became a bestseller. She wrote three more novels, including Tomorrow Will Be Better (1947) and Joy in the Morning (1963). She died in 1972 at the age of 75.

Here are some additional details about Smith's life and work:

* Smith's childhood experiences in Brooklyn served as inspiration for many of her novels.
* A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was adapted into a successful film in 1945.
* Smith was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
* She was awarded the Women's National Book Association's Award for Excellence in Fiction in 1944 for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
* Smith's work is known for its realistic portrayal of working-class life and its strong female characters.

A lie was something you told because you were mean or a coward. A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been.

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I know that's what people say-- you'll get over it. I'd say it, too. But I know it's not true. Oh, youll be happy again, never fear. But you won't forget. Every time you fall in love it will be because something in the man reminds you of him.