I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIOne person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on.
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You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.
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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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So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.
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I even love the smell of books.
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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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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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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes
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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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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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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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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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