A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIIt’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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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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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.
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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,
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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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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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Taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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I am in total silence when I write.
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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 am no trouble at all. You could press me into dough and make sugar cookies out of me, I’ve been so sweet.
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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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If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens you will end up disappointed.
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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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Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
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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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Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.
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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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All the things I thought I was – simple and plain and sometime funny – are very small words.
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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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