And who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIt doesn’t. What matters is what you make. Whether it’s a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water-whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
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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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I even love the smell of books.
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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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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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I don’t settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?
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I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
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Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes
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If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
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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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Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
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It’s service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.
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