Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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Isn’t this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives.
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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up.
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They figure out what you need and they give it to you – without you asking.
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When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
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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.
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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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Same is true of liking a boy. If you cut off the thoughts, if you stop pinning, you’re free to find a boy who is attainable.
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This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships – they can’t. It interferes.
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I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving.
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I’m always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses.
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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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In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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All the things I thought I was – simple and plain and sometime funny – are very small words.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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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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The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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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.
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Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on.
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If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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Taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
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