The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
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I am in total silence when I write.
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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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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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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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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.
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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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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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People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline.
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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 only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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