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 Read Quote
In the past, I was sometimes put in this women’s lit category, and I was never really sure that was the appropriate place for me – although I certainly recognize it can be helpful and correct for other people. Jami Attenberg Read Quote
You write a book, and after 50 pages you think it’s about one thing, and then you write another hundred and you realize it’s about something else, and then by the time you’re done, you can look back and say, ‘Oh, this is what it’s about.’ Jami Attenberg Read Quote
I don’t know if I had ever found my place in the world until I fully committed to being a writer. Jami Attenberg Read Quote
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 Read Quote
In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know. Jami Attenberg Read Quote
I know I have a problem with semi-colon abuse and have written page-long sentences. Nobody needs to be reading page-long sentences, at least not written by me. Jami Attenberg Read Quote
