“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.”Aimee Bender Source: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
“and I get refill number three or four and the wine is making my bones loose and it's giving my hair a red sheen and my breasts are blooming and my eyes feel sultry and wise and the dress is water.”Aimee Bender
“There's a gift in your lap and it's beautifully wrapped and it's not your birthday. You feel wonderful, you feel like somebody knows you're alive, you feel fear because it could be a bomb, because you think you're that important.”Aimee Bender Source: The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
“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.”Aimee Bender Source: The Color Master: Stories