Adriana Trigiani quotes

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge. (Adriana Trigiani)
Motherhood changes everything. View quote
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I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys? View quote
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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed that they could read and write. I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes. View quote
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story. View quote
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You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family. View quote
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A good mother is irreplaceable. View quote
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But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way. View quote
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I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile. View quote
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Isn't this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives. We worry only about those we brought into this world, regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings. View quote
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When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her. (Adriana Trigiani)
I even love the smell of books. View quote
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action. View quote
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I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful. View quote
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Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing. View quote
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Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character. View quote
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This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling. View quote
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For a woman, love is the highest dream, and if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars. View quote
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story. View quote
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I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet. View quote
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I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries. (Adriana Trigiani)
And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft. View quote
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I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. View quote
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Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven. View quote
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I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores. View quote
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