The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else,
ADRIANA TRIGIANIMy mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance.
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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat.
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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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I even love the smell of books.
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If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens you will end up disappointed.
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I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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But a child’s joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son’s laughter began to her heart.
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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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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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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened.
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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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When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick – she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
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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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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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