I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIPeople have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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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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No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe.
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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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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there’s a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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The intimacy. The deepest level of love.
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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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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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There are two kinds of people in this world.
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And who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.
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To fail and succeed and flourish and fly.
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