Elizabeth Berg Quotes
A ritual or tradition can be as simple as something you do every night, like read a story to a small child, or something you do weekly, such as go out for Chinese food.
Quotes to Explore
-
After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
-
I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
-
I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
-
Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
-
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
-
If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
-
I would be concerned if any speech to Congress related any information that's new to the president of the United States.
-
The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.
-
I am an arm hitter. When you snap the bat with your wrists just as you meet the ball, you give the bat tremendous speed for a few inches of its course. The speed with which the bat meets the ball is the thing that counts.
-
Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.
-
If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
-
Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.
-
In Washington, D.C., in 2006, Democrats had long since given up on the war in Iraq in terms of any tangible political support for it. The new factor was the Republicans were beginning to give up as well, and they were truly challenging the strategy and the lack of success.
-
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
-
Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
-
If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
-
I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
-
I thought the Hall of Fame was for superstars, not just average players like me.
-
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
-
Si yo fuera quien se conduce a sí mismo, no iría por la senda que conduce a morir.
-
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
-
Sometimes kids ask how I've been able to write so many books. The answer is simple: one word at a time. Which is another good lesson, I think. You don't have to do everything at once. You don't have to know how every story is going to end. You just have to take that next step, look for that next idea, write that next word.
-
As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.
-
A ritual or tradition can be as simple as something you do every night, like read a story to a small child, or something you do weekly, such as go out for Chinese food.
