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ADRIANA TRIGIANIThe only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you’ve solved the mystery.
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If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens you will end up disappointed.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
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No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.
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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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And I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses – and that if my readers could feel.
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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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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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The ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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No matter how large a horse’s ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal.
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People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
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Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write.
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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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You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea.
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