313 Quotes by Elizabeth Berg

I will be so glad for you to hear not the sounds of gunfire but the sounds of church bells, and of people working in peace.

Don't let your habits become handcuffs

There are moments when we think nature happens just for us, and there are other moments when the ridiculousness of that notion is revealed.

Silence, and then, "How old are you?" Maddy asks, and Arthur tells her eighty-five. Then he asks her how old she is."Eighteen," she says. "Almost."Eighteen. The word is a poem.

...wear a hat and some old lady shoes, and you can do whatever you want.

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.

Lincoln sits on the chair and removes his shoes. Then he climbs in bed beside his mother, who does not respond.Jason hopes no one comes in and tells Lincoln to get off the bed. Because he would have to kill that person.He sits in the chair and watches as Lincoln touches his mother's hand, then holds it."The puppy has a name," he tells her.Nothing.Lincoln moves closer to Abby and closes his eyes.

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.

I also think you should take care of yourself. You can crack up a little when these things go on for so long. You've got to bring a healthy self in here. That will help him most. He needs to feel your strength. And you need to do what you have to keep it.