I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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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There are two kinds of people in this world.
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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat.
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One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
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I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a life, start a business and find love in a place so far from home.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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Money doesn’t have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person.
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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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Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn’t worry about the consequences.
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And I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses – and that if my readers could feel.
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There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you’d had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting.
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I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.
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For a woman, love is the highest dream.
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No matter how large a horse’s ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal.
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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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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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This should tell you everything you need to know about guys.
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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there’s a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith.
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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.
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All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend.
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
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Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on.
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I even love the smell of books.
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