Jami Attenberg Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat.”

“Maybe I wouldn't hit three fast food restaurants in a day, but I could hit one in a day. I try not to do that.”

“My love can be easily bought with a steak from Peter Luger's.”

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

“Social media can connect you with other people in so many wonderful ways - but it can also make you really sick of yourself.”

“Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one.”

“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 fried onion loaf. I probably haven't been to one in 25 years, and yet, I once saw Donald Trump from behind in an office building and the first thing that flashed in my mind was his hair looked like that onion loaf.”

“I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - 'Where have our manners gone?' - but because I love objects, I love paper, and I love something that I can hold to my chest for a moment. Still, I bear no grudge against the e-mail form itself.”

“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.”

“Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.”