Not being as self-contained as men, we need to share things: It’s almost as though you only know what you feel about things after you share them with a woman. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
When you’ve written long enough, you see that there’s a common theme in your work. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
Never try to copy other writers, and never try to have a formula. It has to come from your heart and soul. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
As we continue to become a society of tweets, shorter and shorter messages, there’s great value in the contemplation and reflection that comes from reading a long body of work. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
If I’m on the road for Random House, I’m presenting a book with the hope people will buy it. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
No matter what kind of writing you do, it’s always the details that make the story. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
I’ve been to Iowa many times before. You have to love Iowa, or you’re not an American. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
My characters are like my children in a way. I create them, and then I worry about them forevermore. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
Some people read an interesting or provocative newspaper article, and that’s the end of that. A writer reads such an article, and her imagination gets fired up. Questions occur to her. She might feel an urge to finish the story that the article suggests. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
People see ‘tradition’ as something stultifying, old, and rigid, nothing that has meaning or application for us today. But families shouldn’t have to follow the blueprint of the old. They can make family traditions out of whatever makes them feel comfortable and helps bring a sense of order and stability to their lives. Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
