Quotes About Elizabeth Berg

I never was a big believer that you can teach writing per se.

I wish I could leave a trail of gratefulness behind me that you could see, glowing thanks. I would pay to see stars, but I never have to. This to me is one of those miracles.

I once read that Martha Stewart never wears a bathrobe. Not that I like Martha Stewart, nobody likes Martha Stewart, I don't think even Martha Stewart likes Martha Stewart.

Isn't life funny. It could drive you crazy if you thought about it too much. Turn this way and that happens. Turn that way and this happens.

Martha Stewart these days. She supposes it could be a gay man, that might be a nice change.

Right. What are they going to do, sue you for misrepresentation?

There was in it a moment of indignity, nearly comedic - a feeling that I had lost my balance. But I had not.

I suppose writing nonfiction did prepare me for writing fiction. Whenever you write anything, you're honing your skills for writing anything else.

I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters.

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

I know that sometimes it happens that a novelist is embarrassed about their early works. For me, it's the opposite: I believe 'Durable Goods' is the best thing I've written.