When I see it lumbering down the mountain road like a tank . . . I flag it down like an old friend. I’ve waited on this corner every Friday since I can remember.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThere is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you’d had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
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I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.
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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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I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I’m always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses.
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Isn’t this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives.
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I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
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I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things.
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It’s service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
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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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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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I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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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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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
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