You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIt’s service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes.
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It 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.
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Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room.
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I even love the smell of books.
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Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes
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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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Taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
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There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline.
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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope.
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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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The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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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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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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They figure out what you need and they give it to you – without you asking.
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Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
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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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The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.
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Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on.
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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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You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you do that, you’re missing out on the now.
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Pomegranate Soup is glorious, daring and delightful.
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I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
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