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ADRIANA TRIGIANILet life unfold, say what you mean.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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I don’t even like the sound of the dryer going – I like the quiet.
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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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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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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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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk.
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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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We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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Some artists never see their work in front of an audience.
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You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea.
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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment.
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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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When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
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You don’t mind putting in 15 hour days. It’s joyful.
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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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