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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIYou don’t mind putting in 15 hour days. It’s joyful.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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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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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
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I’ve learned one important lesson in my life, and I’m going to share it with you.
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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
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Trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.
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A library is a home filled with our stories.
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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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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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But a child’s joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son’s laughter began to her heart.
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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
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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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