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 cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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 even love the smell of books.
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Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.
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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 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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This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships – they can’t. It interferes.
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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
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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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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
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Food is so important – it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun.
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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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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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They only go after what they know they can get.
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Money doesn’t have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person.
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