Jami Attenberg Quotes & Sayings

“In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese.”

“In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim.”

“In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know.”

“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.”

“What I try very hard to do is have an hour or so in the morning when I leave the house and don't have my phone with me. I'll go sit in a cafe and read and handwrite in my notebook and not be facing a screen. My head will be clear. I will be able to hear myself think. Because honestly for the rest of the day it's just screens, screens, screens.”

“An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities.”

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

“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.”

“I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers.”

“I'm a really selfish person. But I would do anything for my friends.”