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,
ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnd so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
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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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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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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.
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For a woman, love is the highest dream.
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I don’t use a crap camera, I don’t eat junk, and I’m not going to a dance where the boys are bores.
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And 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.
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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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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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The ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
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Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
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A library is a home filled with our stories.
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