Adriana Trigiani Quotes, Writing Quotes, Silence Quotes

I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet.

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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.

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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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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed that they could read and write. I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes.

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There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.

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The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better.

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Women move through the world never knowing their power.

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The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery.

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I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving. I am no trouble at all. You could press me into dough and make sugar cookies out of me, I've been so sweet.

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Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.

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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. Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there's a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith. The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else, trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer's intent. How childish to think that could be easy.

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Money doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water-whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.

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A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.

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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.

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People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.

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This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling

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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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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.

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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.

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