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Jami Attenberg Quotes

Sometimes, things are just exercises Picture Quote #1

It’s good to pass on stories Picture Quote #1

I smoked for many years like a total idiot Picture Quote #1

I’d love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I’m working on it Picture Quote #1

An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities Picture Quote #1

Does everything in this life begin and end with Judy Blume? Perhaps Picture Quote #1

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Anything by Lorrie Moore speaks to a certain kind of person Picture Quote #1

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn Picture Quote #1

I actually didn’t grow up in a household that loved Chinese food particularly, and it’s not really my go-to food or anything... We were more a pizza family, being from the Chicago area and all Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it’s always worth writing Picture Quote #1

In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know Picture Quote #1

For years I’d thought my color was black: deep, dark, thoughtful, mysterious. Black, you can hide behind. But now I know it is red Picture Quote #1

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For years I drove cross-country, back and forth a dozen times, sometimes on book tour, sometimes just to get lost and found Picture Quote #1

The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don’t think it’s hubristic to believe that that’s worth something, worth someone else’s time. It’s the most I have to offer the world Picture Quote #1

I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn’t believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone’s Christmas Picture Quote #1

The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there’s this physical manifestation of it Picture Quote #1

As creative people, we should be really conscious of being of service in our work, being as generous as we can Picture Quote #1

Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women Picture Quote #1

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I’m not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children Picture Quote #1

No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is Picture Quote #1

I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen, on opposite coasts of the country Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of great things about food, but it’s something that’s an eternal struggle in our contemporary society, where and how food is made, where it’s coming from, how much to consume. There are so many layers to it Picture Quote #1

I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - ‘Where have our manners gone?’ - but because I love objects, I love paper, and I love something that I can hold to my chest for a moment. Still, I bear no grudge against the e-mail form itself Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up in Chicago, my family and I used to go to a local chain, Hackney’s, for burgers and their French fried onion loaf. I probably haven’t been to one in 25 years, and yet, I once saw Donald Trump from behind in an office building and the first thing that flashed in my mind was his hair looked like that onion loaf Picture Quote #1

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Many online journals get the most hits of the day during the lunch hour Picture Quote #1

I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end Picture Quote #1

What a character eats is a detail - like eye color or a favorite song. But food is also our lifeblood Picture Quote #1

Maybe I wouldn’t hit three fast food restaurants in a day, but I could hit one in a day. I try not to do that Picture Quote #1

People are branded as either ‘fat’ or ‘skinny’ from an early age. You sort of never shake it, even if you end up losing weight Picture Quote #1

I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes, things are just exercises (Jami Attenberg Quotes) It’s good to pass on stories (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I smoked for many years like a total idiot (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’d love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I’m working on it. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Does everything in this life begin and end with Judy Blume? Perhaps. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Anything by Lorrie Moore speaks to a certain kind of person (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I actually didn’t grow up in a household that loved Chinese food particularly, and it’s not really my go-to food or anything... We were more a pizza family, being from the Chicago area and all. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I don’t think there’s any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it’s always worth writing. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) For years I’d thought my color was black: deep, dark, thoughtful, mysterious. Black, you can hide behind. But now I know it is red. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) For years I drove cross-country, back and forth a dozen times, sometimes on book tour, sometimes just to get lost and found. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don’t think it’s hubristic to believe that that’s worth something, worth someone else’s time. It’s the most I have to offer the world. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn’t believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone’s Christmas. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there’s this physical manifestation of it. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) As creative people, we should be really conscious of being of service in our work, being as generous as we can. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’m not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen, on opposite coasts of the country. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) There are a lot of great things about food, but it’s something that’s an eternal struggle in our contemporary society, where and how food is made, where it’s coming from, how much to consume. There are so many layers to it. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - ‘Where have our manners gone?’ - but because I love objects, I love paper, and I love something that I can hold to my chest for a moment. Still, I bear no grudge against the e-mail form itself. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) When I was growing up in Chicago, my family and I used to go to a local chain, Hackney’s, for burgers and their French fried onion loaf. I probably haven’t been to one in 25 years, and yet, I once saw Donald Trump from behind in an office building and the first thing that flashed in my mind was his hair looked like that onion loaf. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Many online journals get the most hits of the day during the lunch hour (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) What a character eats is a detail - like eye color or a favorite song. But food is also our lifeblood. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Maybe I wouldn’t hit three fast food restaurants in a day, but I could hit one in a day. I try not to do that. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) People are branded as either ‘fat’ or ‘skinny’ from an early age. You sort of never shake it, even if you end up losing weight. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson. (Jami Attenberg Quotes)

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