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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnd 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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A feat she had never believed possible
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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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I am no trouble at all. You could press me into dough and make sugar cookies out of me, I’ve been so sweet.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me.
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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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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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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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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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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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The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else,
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One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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Ireland has never been more beautiful – the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility.
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