Isn’t this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives.
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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Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
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They figure out what you need and they give it to you – without you asking.
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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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Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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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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And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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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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The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better.
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On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed.
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But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.
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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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And if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars.
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I can only get up and do my chores and push through the day and find the good in it.
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Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write.
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