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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIreland has never been more beautiful – the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
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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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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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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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Things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever.
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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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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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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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I don’t use a crap camera, I don’t eat junk, and I’m not going to a dance where the boys are bores.
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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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Taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
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A library is a home filled with our stories.
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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
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Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren’t looking for it and didn’t plan on it.
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