Ireland has never been more beautiful – the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThe most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed.
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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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Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
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Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn’t worry about the consequences.
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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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I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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There are two kinds of people in this world.
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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I don’t settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?
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All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend.
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They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me.
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Travel is very inspirational – but it’s in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
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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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Things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever.
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