Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIMaybe 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
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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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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren’t looking for it and didn’t plan on it.
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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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The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service.
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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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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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I’ve learned one important lesson in my life, and I’m going to share it with you.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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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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