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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThe most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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I even love the smell of books.
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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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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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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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And I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses – and that if my readers could feel.
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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.
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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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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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The intimacy. The deepest level of love.
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The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
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It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
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