Elizabeth Berg Quotes

I always wrote as a vehicle for expression but did not try writing for publication until my mid-thirties, at which time I started writing for magazines. I wrote essays and then short stories, then moved into novels.

Elizabeth Berg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1948

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TimeWritingShortTryAlwaysMoved

I laugh when Floyd Mayweather says that if he went back in time he would beat us all. I'll tell you this: if he was in the same era as Hagler and Hearns and Leonard and me, I don't think he would be such a big name. There is too much talk.

Roberto Duran

TimeMeThinkNameLaughYou

I was raised on a little farm about 12 miles out of Portsmouth, Ohio.

Roy Rogers

FarmOutLittleI Was RaisedMiles

There's so many great coming-of-age movies to steal from, and I feel like I just tried to steal from them all equally.

Jon Watts

GreatFeelMoviesI Feel LikeJust

Singers like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are very conscious of what's going on around them, and they're waking up lot of young people with that knowledge. They bring their enlightenment to the world; the world that is buying their records.

Dianne Reeves

KnowledgePeopleWorldEnlightenment

Anybody can be ambitious.

Chris Hughes

AmbitiousAnybody

In Europe, you would almost never have people with large amounts of income being happy with a two-volume vehicle like a hatchback or a minivan. They want to structurally show their societal position, which is why three volumes are so popular. They show 'I'm part of that hierarchy.'

Chris Bangle

HappyPeopleYouBeing HappyThree

I've always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy.

Annie Lennox

IntegrityAlwaysKeepAutonomyTried

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I continue to recycle in many different shapes.

Augusten Burroughs

ChildhoodLookShapesDifferentTuna

I obviously irritate people. I obviously antagonise them.

Peter Greenaway

PeopleThemIrritateObviously

I just love taking pictures.

Ren Ng

LovePicturesJustTaking

The male domination and chauvinism of the comics form is either being wittily lampooned in 'Watchmen' or handily perpetuated, depending on whom you ask.

Lydia Millet

YouAskBeingWhomDominationForm

I find that I get nervous before I play. Even sound checks can give me anxiety and screw with my mind. But as long as I can play a little acoustic guitar backstage if I'm feeling nervous, so I don't have to walk in there cold turkey, I'll be fine.

Kurt Vile

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