I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tem... -Aimee Bender

I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just 'Happy birthday!' because it's this emblem of childhood and a happy day.

Aimee Bender , Novelist
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About Author

Aimee Bender is an American writer known for her imaginative and magical realist novels and short stories. Her works, such as "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" and "An Invisible Sign of My Own," explore themes of identity, relationships, and the fantastical. Bender's unique storytelling style has made her a respected figure in contemporary literature.

Aimee Bender Quotes to Explore

I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just 'Happy birthday!' because it's this e...
In terms of foods for me, I think I have more of the usual associations - foods from childhood that I associate with care and love, from relatives or ...
When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing; it's rejuvenating....
I noticed, when I taught elementary school, how true the squeaky wheel thing is, and how endearing squeaky wheels can be! Because when you're being a ...
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey....
I liked Hans Christian Andersen because the tales were so dark and tragic....
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....
Some creative writing programs seem evil, but my experience at Irvine was totally the opposite, where I feel like they were really good at focusing in...
I don't eschew autobiographical writing, but I'm not interested in mine to be so straightforward. The things that tend to move me the most are often t...
I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy....

Birthday Quotes to Explore

Every birthday my wife Kathy re-creates what my mom made me on my birthday, a simple pot roast, that she slathers with cream of mushroom and Lipton On...
I've been fighting since I was 16, fighting in the UFC since my 21st birthday....
I'm pretty sure the first album I bought was a CD of 'Electric Ladyland' by Jimi Hendrix when I was about nine. I got it for my best friend from schoo...
Me and Johnny Thunders had the same birthday. We would always celebrate in a club called Max's Kansas City. We were very close friends at Max's Kansas...
I don't know anyone that doesn't get emotional around their birthday....
The highs of having a big family were that there was always someone to play with and you get loads of birthday presents. The lows were sharing the bat...
Ever since I was a little lad, the sun has seemed to shine during my birthday weekend....
I had a happy childhood in the suburbs of L.A. My parents instilled in us an appreciation of history, art and, most important, Motown. Jarron and I we...
In December of 1990, just before my eighth birthday, I left China for the United States. My father was a political dissident, and after he was release...
My mom and pop took me to the Apollo Theater on my thirteenth birthday to see Heavy D and Keith Sweat. It was late at night, up on 125th Street, and i...