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Sometimes when you had nothing at all and it was raining and you were alone in the flat, it was wonderful to know that you could have something even though it was only a cup of black and bitter coffee.

Sometimes when you had nothing at all and it was raining and you were alone in the flat, it was wonderful to know that you could have something even though it was only a cup of black and bitter coffee.

Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern

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Betty Smith
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Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Betty Smith, based on documented lifetime 1896 to 1972. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273730 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273730 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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