As far as I'm concerned, the most important thing you need when inventing characters is empathy. — Elizabeth Berg Character Copy Share Image
When I write a book, I don't have an idea of what I'm doing. I just go where it leads. — Elizabeth Berg Book Copy Share Image
Ruth has friends like other people have wardrobes. I mean that there's someone for every occasion. — Elizabeth Berg Every occasion Copy Share Image
I hoped we never had to realize all the opportunities we missed in this life. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I find life a mix of humor and pathos, and all my books reflect that to one degree or another. — Elizabeth Berg Books Copy Share Image
My mind was in my heart, anchored like a bright kite in a safe place. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“Martha Raye slipped up to the colonel and she said, 'Sir, where do we eat?' He said, 'You mess with the men.'… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“You know before you know, of course. You are bending over the dryer, pulling out the still-warm sheets, and the knowledge walks… — Elizabeth Berg Dryer Copy Share Image
It feels like my books come true. I write these things, and then they kind of end up happening. I wasn't divorced,… — Elizabeth Berg Books Copy Share Image
“I made him ricotta pancakes with pecan syrup for breakfast. And he ate them, knowing he’d be dumping me right afterward. What… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“When Arthur gets home, he pulls the mail from the box, brings it into the kitchen to sort through it, then tosses… — Elizabeth Berg Junk mail Copy Share Image
“one of the hardest things in life is fessing up to what you want most, because if you do that, and you… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“I never saw the point in going out to fancy restaurants. It’s not that I don’t appreciate good food; I love good… — Elizabeth Berg Food Copy Share Image
“I wish I could leave a trail of gratefulness behind me that you could see, glowing thanks. I would pay to see… — Elizabeth Berg Gratefulness Copy Share Image
“I think, actually, that none of us understands anyone else very well, because we're all too shy to show what matters the… — Elizabeth Berg Humanity Copy Share Image
Do you think that people ever really do believe they will die, that the world will just go along as always without… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
Oh just wait. It takes a lot of time, that's all...You'll have come to a certain kind of appreciation that moves beyond… — Elizabeth Berg Appreciation Copy Share Image
“See, that’s what I do. I am the audience. I am the witness. I am the great appreciator, that’s what I do… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I wondered what my father had looked like that day, how he had felt, marrying the lively and beautiful girl who was… — Elizabeth Berg Beautiful Copy Share Image
“He hesitates, then turns and starts up her walk. Gives her a friendly smile, to boot. He wishes she wouldn’t wear a… — Elizabeth Berg Friendship Copy Share Image
“mostly, you only make a change, the balding chinese man tells me. I stare at him for a moment, uncomprehending, wondering if… — Elizabeth Berg Change Copy Share Image
“Now he understood. After a while, pain simply stopped. It was as though your mind was able to create a firewall beyond… — Elizabeth Berg Loss Copy Share Image
I think conflict is one of the things that makes for a good story. — Elizabeth Berg Conflict Copy Share Image
If I'm on the road for Random House, I'm presenting a book with the hope people will buy it. — Elizabeth Berg Book Copy Share Image
