Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIf there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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We worry only about those we brought into this world.
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I ask myself, If I knew all the answers, would it help? I lie awake and wonder why I don’t have parents and wonder what will become of my brother and me.
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I am in total silence when I write.
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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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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.
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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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Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there’s a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith.
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Trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
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Food is so important – it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun.
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It’s a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer.
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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.
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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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When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick – she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
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