“I once read that Martha Stewart never wears a bathrobe. Not that I like Martha Stewart, nobody likes Martha Stewart, I don’t… — Elizabeth Berg Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
“Let others bring knowledge of anatomy and physiology, of pharmacology and statistics. What Lainey brings to her husband is faith. Hope. And… — Elizabeth Berg Anatomy and physiology Copy Share Image
“Isn’t life funny. It could drive you crazy if you thought about it too much. Turn this way and that happens. Turn… — Elizabeth Berg Life Copy Share Image
“It seemed impossible that men with hearts and brains were capable of it. Such devastation of cities, so many innocent lives lost.… — Elizabeth Berg World war 2 Copy Share Image
“...and there is such honesty and innocence to her voice I want to hold her. The bedside lamplight is a rich golden… — Elizabeth Berg Truth Copy Share Image
“We ate, we slept, we formed our kaleidoscopic relationships and marched ever forward. We licked chocolate from our fingers. We arranged flowers… — Elizabeth Berg Born alone Copy Share Image
I do think that there's an art form to parenting, and I have nothing but admiration for those who do it well. — Elizabeth Berg Admiration Copy Share Image
“I think of all that is happening elsewhere, as I lie here. Nearby, I can hear the sounds of a road crew.… — Elizabeth Berg Little league 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
“What does anyone say to anybody who used to be so important in her life, whom she’s not seen in such a… — Elizabeth Berg Life 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
Sometimes I try to remember things my mother told me about the awful way he was raised. But why does he have… — Elizabeth Berg Awful Copy Share Image
“She understood the specific kind of appreciation that comes to a person witnessing a thing of beauty alone, how the spectacle seems… — Elizabeth Berg Beauty Copy Share Image
“Hey. Know what happened to me today?" He sits back and crosses his arms, smiles. "No. What happened to you today?" "Well,… — Elizabeth Berg Better now Copy Share Image
“The mind has a way of protecting the heart, of turning one’s gaze in a certain direction, away from what it should… — Elizabeth Berg Psychology 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
“The greatest understanding of a thing is when you can't reduce it any further” — Elizabeth Berg Learning 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 Rocking chair Copy Share Image
Nurses don't get paid very much. It didn't take long to realize that I could make more as a writer. I loved… — Elizabeth Berg Could Copy Share Image
Well, anyway, her death changed our lives for the better, because it brought a kind of awareness, a specific sense of purpose… — Elizabeth Berg Appreciation 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
When you have that deep kind of hunger that is part longing, what's better to eat than the best apple pie? Or… — Elizabeth Berg Apple pie Copy Share Image
“Divorce is a series of internal earthquakes, that’s what it is, one after the other.” — Elizabeth Berg Divorce Copy Share Image
But it seemed to me that this was the way we all lived: full to the brim with gratitude and joy one… — Elizabeth Berg Art Copy Share Image
