I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.

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I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I love to both give and receive very old books.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

I never listen to music when I write.

I never listen to music when I write.

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...