A biography for Elizabeth Berghasn’t been written yet.
“I love libraries, as anyone who has a brain does.”
“Every book is its own experience, the writing of it.”
“I have not been in a book club where there were any men, and I have not, in fact, heard of book groups that were mixed.”
“Elvis is symbolic of a lot of things, dreams coming true being one of them.”
“I don't hold Travis anymore, of course- not to read to him, or for any other reason, either. I wish I'd known that the last time was going to be the last time.”
“With 'Durable Goods,' I meant only to write about being an army brat. What emerged was a story about compassion - the need for it, the expression of it.”
“I've always felt an overwhelming need to get out what was inside. The vehicle for me was words on paper - not speech, not art, not dance, not anything else.”
“The process of writing and creating and answering that very unique call inside yourself has nothing to do with agents and sales and all that stuff.”
“I have always believed in helping people whose work I admire.”
“I look to find the heart and soul of people, of my characters. I look for the truth of them and the truths about life that are presented through them.”