Adriana Trigiani Quotes

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

I even love the smell of books.

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.

Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

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

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.

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.

This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.

Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.

Motherhood changes everything.

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.

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

I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores

There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.

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.

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

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

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.

You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.

Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time. Some artists never see their work in front of an audience, so for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.

Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.

This should tell you everything you need to know about guys. They only go after what they know they can get. We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.

If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

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

I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.

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

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

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

Women move through the world never knowing their power.

Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.

I will probably always cry myself to sleep, but knowing this, someday the tears won't be sad, or filled with regret. Maybe they will be joyful

My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes

I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.

I've learned one important lesson in my life, and I'm going to share it with you. Don't worry about bad things that haven't happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.

Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.

And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.

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.

I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.

All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.