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.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIBooks that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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The sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
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Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you do that, you’re missing out on the now.
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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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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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When I see it lumbering down the mountain road like a tank . . . I flag it down like an old friend. I’ve waited on this corner every Friday since I can remember.
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The ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
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But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.
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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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In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
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I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope.
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