Betty Smith vs. Leo Tolstoy
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Betty Smith
1896 – 1972
Literature
United States
Betty Smith was an American author and playwright best known for her semi-autobiographical novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943), which became an American classic. She wrote about urban working-class life in the first half of the 20th century.
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"But she needs me more than she needs him and I guess being needed is almost as good as being loved. Maybe better."
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Leo Tolstoy
1828 – 1910
Literature
Russian Empire
literary realism
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
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"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
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