Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
ADRIANA TRIGIANITrusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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We worry only about those we brought into this world.
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Ireland has never been more beautiful – the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility.
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Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn’t worry about the consequences.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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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.
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They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me.
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The Bookmobile is just a government truck, but to me it’s a glittering royal coach delivering stories and knowledge and life itself.
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The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else,
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It doesn’t. What matters is what you make. Whether it’s a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water-whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.
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But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened.
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There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you’d had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat.
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Travel is very inspirational – but it’s in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
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