I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnd I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses – and that if my readers could feel.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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We worry only about those we brought into this world.
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A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It’s a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer.
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How childish to think that could be easy.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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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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People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother’s house.
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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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No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe.
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Isn’t this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives.
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Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write.
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Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.
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I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service.
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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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