The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIHow dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what’s funny, how to build distinctive and original characters.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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I’ve learned one important lesson in my life, and I’m going to share it with you.
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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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I 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.
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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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All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend.
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How childish to think that could be easy.
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Money doesn’t have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person.
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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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I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea.
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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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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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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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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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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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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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My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance.
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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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To fail and succeed and flourish and fly.
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Food is so important – it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun.
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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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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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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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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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