The ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIBeware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
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The Bookmobile is just a government truck, but to me it’s a glittering royal coach delivering stories and knowledge and life itself.
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Trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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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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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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I even love the smell of books.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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With full knowledge that the person you married has agreed.
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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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Don’t worry about bad things that haven’t happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
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A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It’s a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer.
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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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When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick – she never has to wait for someone to choose 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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We worry only about those we brought into this world.
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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things.
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This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships – they can’t. It interferes.
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Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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Same is true of liking a boy. If you cut off the thoughts, if you stop pinning, you’re free to find a boy who is attainable.
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One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
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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.
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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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