Travel is very inspirational – but it’s in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIf a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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How childish to think that could be easy.
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I am in total silence when I write.
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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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They only go after what they know they can get.
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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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I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up.
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I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things.
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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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But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened.
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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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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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They figure out what you need and they give it to you – without you asking.
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No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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Ireland has never been more beautiful – the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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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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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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I even love the smell of books.
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