“It was ridiculous, at times, how many tears one body could produce.” — Aimee Bender Crying Copy Share Image
I was right at the edge of their circle, like the tail of a Q... — Aimee Bender Circles Copy Share Image
“The address label wouldn't come off so I put the ripped electric bill back in its stack by the phone. On top… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
As a kid, I often figured it was good to be patient to a fault. — Aimee Bender Be patient Copy Share Image
I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy. — Aimee Bender Connected Copy Share Image
...a Dorito asks nothing of you, which is its great gift. It only asks that you are not there. — Aimee Bender Doritos Copy Share Image
“That's the thing with handmade items. They still have the person's mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less… — Aimee Bender Aimee-bender Copy Share Image
“The people were all busy in their cars, listening to the radio, so there was no one to smile at, so I… — Aimee Bender First person Copy Share Image
“No one needed to say it, but the room overflowed with that sort of blessing. The combination of loss and abundance. The… — Aimee Bender Abundance Copy Share Image
“Twice I'd come home as they were finishing, and, honestly, I cannot think of a lonelier sound on a Saturday night than… — Aimee Bender College Copy Share Image
“My father usually agreed with her requests, because stamped in his two-footed stance and jaw was the word Provider, and he loved… — Aimee Bender Men Copy Share Image
“Men love to watch two women kiss, but how I love to watch two men.” — Aimee Bender Kissing-quotes Copy Share Image
“It was the kind of conversation you could only hold in whispers.” — Aimee Bender Communication Copy Share Image
“I think it's good to smile at everybody so that everyone knows you love everyone. It's good for human pacifism.” — Aimee Bender Humor Copy Share Image
I watched as she added a question mark at the end. Arc, line, space, dot. — Aimee Bender Arcs Copy Share Image
“In the evenings, my father and I ate dinner quietly in front of the TV together. Wednesday night, Thursday. Frozen dinners I'd… — Aimee Bender Enchiladas Copy Share Image
“He said, I always thought the woman I’d marry would hit me easy, in a bolt of lightning, and there is not… — Aimee Bender Love at first sight Copy Share Image
I have trouble describing my own style, since it's sort of like describing my own eye color or something. — Aimee Bender Color Copy Share Image
At readings, audience members sometimes ask if I keep writing past the two hours if I'm on a roll, but I don't.… — Aimee Bender About Copy Share Image
“The room filled with the smell of warming butter and sugar and lemon and eggs, and at five, the timer buzzed and… — Aimee Bender Cake Copy Share Image
Large meadows are lovely for picnics and romping, but they are for the lighter feelings. Meadows do not make me want to… — Aimee Bender Feelings Copy Share Image
“What I taste, I said, reading from my page, is what I remember from my last Dorito, plus the chemicals that are… — Aimee Bender Doritos Copy Share Image
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings. — Aimee Bender Art Copy Share Image
“Though loss did not pass from one person to another liker a baton; it just formed a bigger and bigger pool of… — Aimee Bender Losing a loved one Copy Share Image
