Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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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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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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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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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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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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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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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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed.
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
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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 you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend.
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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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Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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