Aimee Bender Quotes
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Aimee Bender Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Mom's smiles were so full of feeling that people leaned back a little when she greeted them. It was hard to know just how much was being offered.
That's the thing with handmade items. They still have the person's mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.
When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing; it's rejuvenating.
It is these empty spaces you have to watch out for, as they flood up with feeling before you even realize what's happened.
We're like the couple on the sitcom that has good sparks but never get together for the sake of ratings.
When the light at Vernon turned green, we stepped into the street and George grabbed my hand and the ghosts of our younger selves crossed with us.
But I loved George in part because he believed me; because if I stood in a cold, plain room and yelled FIRE, he would walk over and ask me why.
I'm obsessed with adolescence. I love to write about people in their 20s. It's such a fraught and exciting and kind of horrible time.
Pain was no longer a mystery to him, and a man familiar with pain has entered a new kind of freedom.
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
She could feel it brimming on her lips, that superstar smile, the bow shape, the teeth long and solid tombstones.
An old man with overalls walked by; I don't think old people should wear overalls; it makes them look like shrivelly toddlers.
Rose,sensing her mother's distress ... She did not face me, but I could feel the vibration of tears, a kind of pain hive,rustling inside her.
I felt her come by later, as I was dozing off. Her standing, by my bed. The depth of shadow of a person felt behind closed eyelids.
Large meadows are lovely for picnics and romping, but they are for the lighter feelings. Meadows do not make me want to write.
... kissing George was a little like rolling in caramel after spending years surviving off rice sticks.
I will never die, thought the cake to itself, in even simpler terms, as cakes did not have sophisticated use of language.
I could feel the tears beginning to collect in my throat again, but I pushed them apart, away from each other. Tears are only a threat in groups.
As a kid, I liked making up stories, and I wrote a story about a kangaroo and a bat with Christy Chang, and she went on to become a surgeon.
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings.
We hit the sidewalk, and dropped hands. How I wished, right then, that the whole world was a street.
Dad lost his job. Then he got a new job. Then he got his old job back and went back to it. They were all in the same building.
Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.
For me as a person, friendships are incredibly important to me, but in writing, they can distract me.
I think it's good to smile at everybody so that everyone knows you love everyone. It's good for human pacifism.
[ ... ]when he closed his eyes, the torrent of longing waiting inside was so thick he thought he might drown in it.
The world can ask you to participate, but it's a day-today decision if you want to agree to that proposal.
But truthfully? Let me tell you what I honestly think.
I think, maybe he hasn't even noticed that I'm gone.
But. I have.
I think, maybe he hasn't even noticed that I'm gone.
But. I have.
We are all, generally, symmetrical: ants, elephants, lions, fish, flowers, leaves. But she was a tree. No one expects a tree to be symmetrical at all.
I have trouble describing my own style, since it's sort of like describing my own eye color or something.
We have better things to do. We realize life is not just a dress rehearsal and if you realize it, you don't need a bumper sticker to remind you.