7.25.2007

a tree grows in brooklyn

"what are you thinking about, little girl?"
"just thinking," francie said.
"sometimes i see you sitting on the gutter curb for hours. what do you think of then?"
"nothing. i just tell myself stories."
miss tynmore pointed at her sternly. "little girl, you'll be a story writer when you grow up." it was a command rather than a statement.
"yes ma'am," agreed francie out of politeness.

2 comments:

Jenelle said...

Where is this from? Lovely.

olivia said...

it's from the book a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith.
and lovely is one of my favorite words.