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title: "3 Cookies Quotes By Jennifer Lee"
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> [People think of fortune cookies as being Chinese, but in essence, they are fundamentally American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/people-think-of-fortune-cookies-as-being-chinese-but-in-essence-they/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/jennifer-lee-14174_american_people-think-of-fortune-cookies-as-being_484090.png)

> [For most of our young lives, my family was baffled by elementary school bake sales, to which we were told to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/for-most-of-our-young-lives-my-family-was-baffled-by-elementary/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/jennifer-lee-14174_apple_for-most-of-our-young-lives-my-family-wa_1376833.png)

> [So, fortune cookies: invented by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately consumed by Americans. They are more American than anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/so-fortune-cookies-invented-by-the-japanese-popularized-by-the/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jennifer-lee-14174_american_so-fortune-cookies-invented-by-the-japan_2423358.png)

## Other authors on Cookies

## More by Jennifer Lee

> [Truth is, people like buying things for $0.99 and $1.99 for their digital devices. We know that from iTunes. We know that from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/truth-is-people-like-buying-things-for-0-99-and-1-99-for-their/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [ Loneliness is something we \[all people\] go through. We go through mourning and longing. We make some bad choices sometimes because we're desperate for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/loneliness-is-something-we-all-people-go-through-we-go-through/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [Let your heart beat for music. Don't be a DJ for the wrong reasons, do it because you have a passion for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/let-your-heart-beat-for-music-don-t-be-a-dj-for-the-wrong-reasons-do/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [There's a lot of responsibility involved in sharing a very personal story with a lot of people, and it's easier for others not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/there-s-a-lot-of-responsibility-involved-in-sharing-a-very-personal/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [Headline writing is tough because often times you are given a predetermined number of spaces and words depending on the layout and the type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/headline-writing-is-tough-because-often-times-you-are-given-a/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [I like to say, Chop sueys the biggest culinary joke that one culture has ever played on another, because chop suey, if you translate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/i-like-to-say-chop-sueys-the-biggest-culinary-joke-that-one-culture/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [“I represent everything that distances Richard Pryor from Peoria, Illinois' ghettos.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/i-represent-everything-that-distances-richard-pryor-from-peoria/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [People think of fortune cookies as being Chinese, but in essence, they are fundamentally American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/people-think-of-fortune-cookies-as-being-chinese-but-in-essence-they/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [Some books that I've read on the Kindle, I've been like, 'I want that on my shelf.' Because it says, 'I'm the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/some-books-that-i-ve-read-on-the-kindle-i-ve-been-like-i-want-that-on/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [I think if you create well balanced characters that are well represented, boys and girls relate to them whether they're boys or girls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/i-think-if-you-create-well-balanced-characters-that-are-well/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [Don't lose faith in what you are trying to do, even though you will get pummeled emotionally left and right. There are a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/don-t-lose-faith-in-what-you-are-trying-to-do-even-though-you-will/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [I'm always open to questions asked, and it will be up to me at that moment to decide if I want to answer or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/i-m-always-open-to-questions-asked-and-it-will-be-up-to-me-at-that/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/my-siblings-and-i-are-known-as-abcs-american-born-chinese/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [With wok cooking, you chop things up into little pieces for maximum surface area, so they can cook in minutes, if not seconds. Sauteing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/with-wok-cooking-you-chop-things-up-into-little-pieces-for-maximum/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

> [The Chinese use every spare bit of an animal: cow lungs, pig ears, chicken feet, duck blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/the-chinese-use-every-spare-bit-of-an-animal-cow-lungs-pig-ears/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

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