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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIPeople have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
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If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens you will end up disappointed.
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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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I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes.
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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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How childish to think that could be easy.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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I even love the smell of books.
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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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But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened.
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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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How dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what’s funny, how to build distinctive and original characters.
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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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They only go after what they know they can get.
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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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