Jami Attenberg : (5)

" My Twitter feed is probably my biggest resource of news. Other people scour the web so I do not have to, and I thank them for it. " - Jami Attenberg

" 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. " - Jami Attenberg

" 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. " - Jami Attenberg

" I didn’t go to graduate school, where all the important writers seemed to be getting their start. I didn’t pursue getting published in literary magazines. I didn’t even send out countless pitch letters and manuscripts to agents. " - Jami Attenberg

" I’m a really selfish person. But I would do anything for my friends. " - Jami Attenberg