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Jami Attenberg Quotes

My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well Picture Quote #1

Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime Picture Quote #1

Your family is unavoidable. You cannot escape them or trade them in for another family. You also can’t change them... but you can change your response to them Picture Quote #1

In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese Picture Quote #1

Please make me either relatable or terrible Picture Quote #1

I love reading books that you can’t put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend Picture Quote #1

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My last book was speculative. I just don’t quite know what I am doing. But I’ll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write Picture Quote #1

It’s good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scare Picture Quote #1

The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day Picture Quote #1

You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge Picture Quote #1

People judge you because of your weight and your food issues. It’s very visual Picture Quote #1

My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I’ve been promoting my book via iPhone Picture Quote #1

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I’m not that much of a researcher. I’m good at channeling characters, and I’m good at structure Picture Quote #1

I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It’s the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to, even, but it could still feel big Picture Quote #1

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It’s kind of about the readers Picture Quote #1

I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs Picture Quote #1

With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment Picture Quote #1

Most of my writer friends are women, and they’re all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There’s much to be said. We’re on it, chief Picture Quote #1

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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

I did get in a few fights in school. Kids threw around anti-Semitic slurs, not knowing necessarily what they meant. It was probably just something they picked up somewhere, as kids do Picture Quote #1

I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers Picture Quote #1

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

What’s the point of having a book club if you don’t get to eat brownies and drink wine? Picture Quote #1

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In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim Picture Quote #1

I’ve just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be Picture Quote #1

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

Writers have a job to do. Editors do, too. You have to stand ground and cede ground on a case by case basis. When an editor tells me something isn’t working and I still believe in it, I tend to think it just isn’t working hard enough Picture Quote #1

I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply Picture Quote #1

Wouldn’t that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams? Picture Quote #1

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My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Your family is unavoidable. You cannot escape them or trade them in for another family. You also can’t change them... but you can change your response to them. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Please make me either relatable or terrible (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I love reading books that you can’t put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend (Jami Attenberg Quotes) My last book was speculative. I just don’t quite know what I am doing. But I’ll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write (Jami Attenberg Quotes) It’s good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scare (Jami Attenberg Quotes) The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day (Jami Attenberg Quotes) You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge (Jami Attenberg Quotes) People judge you because of your weight and your food issues. It’s very visual (Jami Attenberg Quotes) My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I’ve been promoting my book via iPhone (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’m not that much of a researcher. I’m good at channeling characters, and I’m good at structure (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It’s the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to, even, but it could still feel big (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It’s kind of about the readers (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs (Jami Attenberg Quotes) With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Most of my writer friends are women, and they’re all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There’s much to be said. We’re on it, chief. (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) I did get in a few fights in school. Kids threw around anti-Semitic slurs, not knowing necessarily what they meant. It was probably just something they picked up somewhere, as kids do. (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’d love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I’m working on it (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) What’s the point of having a book club if you don’t get to eat brownies and drink wine? (Jami Attenberg Quotes) In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I’ve just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Writers have a job to do. Editors do, too. You have to stand ground and cede ground on a case by case basis. When an editor tells me something isn’t working and I still believe in it, I tend to think it just isn’t working hard enough (Jami Attenberg Quotes) I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply (Jami Attenberg Quotes) Wouldn’t that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams? (Jami Attenberg Quotes)

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