I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I’m always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses.
ADRIANA TRIGIANISomeone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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How childish to think that could be easy.
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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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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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The intimacy. The deepest level of love.
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Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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I’m very organized – and the best thing – when you love your work.
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The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me.
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I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
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I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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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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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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I even love the smell of books.
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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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I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving.
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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.
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Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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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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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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This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships – they can’t. It interferes.
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Money doesn’t have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person.
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Things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever.
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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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