I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes imaginary make people
For years I drove cross-country, back and forth a dozen times, sometimes on book tour, sometimes just to get lost and found. Jami Attenberg backbookcountry Change image and share on social
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. Jami Attenberg blackcolordark Change image and share on social
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. Jami Attenberg buildburgerchain share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social
As so many writers know, the experience of creating an imaginary world is closer to dreaming than it is to normal, grit-your-teeth work. It's preconscious rather than conscious. Ideas fall into your head, and the book writes you, rather than the other way around. David Ignatius bookcloseconscious share on social