“And she was funny and beautiful and she liked the same books, the same music, and she wanted everything I did, was… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“These are the things we do sometimes, she thinks. We remind ourselves of why we're in love, so that we can stay… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“My love life since I moved to New York from Chicago has been like a desert. I've had tiny little interactions of… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - 'Where have our manners… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“He was a fool to think he could have love twice in this life. Arrogance. He held her hand close his chest… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
I always tell people this when they're looking for an agent - they should love your work. You are entitled to work… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
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,… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“And she was funny and beautiful and she liked the same books, the same music, and she wanted everything I did, was in the… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“mostly I have found myself resisting their sadness when I have so much of my own.” — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
Do you often find yourself uttering the phrase, 'I feel like I should go?' You do not need to go. You are busy that… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“We listen to NPR for the first two hours on the road, the strange comfort of bad news reported in reasonable tones,” — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen,… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
