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ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnd 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.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance.
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For a woman, love is the highest dream.
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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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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room.
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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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Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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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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You 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.
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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.
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This should tell you everything you need to know about guys.
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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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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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