Top 81 Quotes by Jami Attenberg

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

We've all got flesh. I've just got a little more.

Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.

I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.

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

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

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

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.

I can act like a boy as much as I want, but when I wake up in the morning, I'm still a woman.

My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well.