The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
ADRIANA TRIGIANILove has a funny way of showing up when you aren’t looking for it and didn’t plan on it.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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When I see it lumbering down the mountain road like a tank . . . I flag it down like an old friend. I’ve waited on this corner every Friday since I can remember.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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Pomegranate Soup is glorious, daring and delightful.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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I even love the smell of books.
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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.
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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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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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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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I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
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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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And who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.
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Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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A feat she had never believed possible
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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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Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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I’ve learned one important lesson in my life, and I’m going to share it with you.
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Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
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The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a life, start a business and find love in a place so far from home.
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Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
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If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens you will end up disappointed.
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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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