The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you’ve solved the mystery.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIWhen 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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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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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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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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Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on.
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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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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
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My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance.
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You don’t mind putting in 15 hour days. It’s joyful.
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There are two kinds of people in this world.
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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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I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
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I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
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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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