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I felt my whole life was a facsimile of a life.
Tama Janowitz
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Tama Janowitz
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 12
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In my writing I wanted to be liked for writing really unlikeable stuff. There were books that people, particularly women, hated so much. They said, I threw it against the wall! Which, in my opinion, was a compliment. Because it's very hard to get somebody to throw something.
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Brownstein's is a fresh and jaunty voice, with a jazz snap all his own.
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I'm writing what I want to write. But it's almost an act of rebellion on my part. Because as a person, I've always wanted to be very likeable, and I think that's a horrible thing, particularly for women. You're always like, Oh, I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. I hope they like me! And that's just so stupid.
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I think the sixties must have been quite a lot of fun.
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I feel like I sort of missed the eighties. At the time, we didn’t know we were having fun, which is probably the way it always is.
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Why would I want to read something about somebody that's just a really nice, decent person who overcomes terrible trials? That's not how life is to me.
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With publicity comes humiliation.
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