I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIYou 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope.
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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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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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No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe.
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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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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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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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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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I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
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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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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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The Bookmobile is just a government truck, but to me it’s a glittering royal coach delivering stories and knowledge and life itself.
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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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I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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