It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThere are two kinds of people in this world.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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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.
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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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Motherhood changes everything.
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I’m very organized – and the best thing – when you love your work.
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But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.
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I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
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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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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room.
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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Isn’t this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives.
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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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Don’t worry about bad things that haven’t happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat.
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