Write Quotes by Elizabeth Berg

8 Write quotes by Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg’s eight gentle insights on writing reflect her warm, character‑driven approach. This brief collection offers readers a comforting glimpse into the care she puts into crafting stories.

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No, I never thought that I would be a writer. I had always been told I could write well, but it never…

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I don't really like questions about the writing process, because the truth is I don't know how I write.

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Whenever I write a novel, most of the time it starts with barest slip of an idea.

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Oftentimes, I need to write about something in order to understand it.

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When I write, I operate as a writer and a reader both - I never know what's going to happen.

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It usually takes about a year to write each book. I don't plan it that way. I don't set deadlines. If a…

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When I write a book, I don't have an idea of what I'm doing. I just go where it leads.

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No matter what you write, you need an active imagination.

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“If you say something over and over again, it begins to lose it's meaning... Say anything enough times and it becomes gibberish.”

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“It's not that he doesn't smile; it's that if his smile were something you drew, you'd erase it, thinking, Wrong.”

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People say you should give until it hurts. I say you should give until it stops hurting. Know what I mean?

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“I should have said “powder room.” That would evoke the image of me sitting before a beautiful gold mirror, a vase of fresh flowers…

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“I don’t think Martha’s so bad. I think I want her for a friend instead of you. When I look at her magazine, I…

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*We give so little when it's in us always to give so much more. It's bothering to listen with an open heart to someone…

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I thought of the priest who'd told me that many religions hold that it is easier to be closely connected to people we love…

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“How is it that we dare to honk at others in traffic, when we know nothing about where they have just come from or…

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The truth is, we usually only show our unhappiness to another woman. I suppose this is one of our problems. And yet it is…

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