Quotes from Jami Attenberg

Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing.

The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there's this physical manifestation of it.

It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.

Listen: I'm OK cute. I'm no stunner.

Many online journals get the most hits of the day during the lunch hour.

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.

I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.

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.

Wouldn't that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams?