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Elizabeth Berg is a renowned American contemporary writer, born on December 2, 1948. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound character portrayals, which have won her a wide readership.

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Famous Elizabeth Berg Quotes

“You are always in my thoughts. When you were little, I knew your whereabouts at any given moment. Now that you are...off on your own, I still always know where you are, because I keep you in my heart.”

Knows Heart Littles Stills Moments Given My Heart Where You Are My Thoughts Whereabouts

Author:Elizabeth Berg

“Well, most women are full to the brim, that's all...We are, most of us, ready to explode, especially when our children are small and we are so weary with the demands for love and attention and the kind of service that makes you feel you should be wearing a uniform with "Mommy" embroidered over the left breast, over the heart...If a stranger had come up to me and said, "Do you want to talk about it? I have time to listen," I think I might have burst into tears at the relief of it.”

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Author:Elizabeth Berg

“*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 who smells bad. It's hard.”

Giving Heart Littles Hard Smell Bother Open Heart

Author:Elizabeth Berg

“Never be afraid of doing the thing you know in your heart is right, even if others don't agree.”

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Book:Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel

Source: Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel

“He wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the good place, and a heart-shaped leaf lay trapped in the hollow if his throat as though it were planned, though of course it was so perfect it couldn't have been planned.”

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Book:Range of Motion: A Novel

Source: Range of Motion: A Novel

“My mind was in my heart, anchored like a bright kite in a safe place.”

Mind Heart My Heart Safe Kites Safe Places

Book:The Pull of the Moon: A Novel

Source: The Pull of the Moon: A Novel

“The heart of myself has always been something just wanting so bad. I have had an empty center, black as a basement, but also knowing about light and waiting. Young as I am, I know now that everything is about to come. Jimmy will be the place for me to learn the real happiness. He will be my Joy School. My joy. Mine.”

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Author:Elizabeth Berg

About the Author

Born: December 2, 1948
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 105

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