The ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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A feat she had never believed possible
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One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
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On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed.
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Trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
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And if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars.
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And who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.
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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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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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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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I even love the smell of books.
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In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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