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I even love the smell of books.

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
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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.
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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
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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.
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If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
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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.
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If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
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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, how dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what's funny, how to build distinctive and original characters - all the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
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When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
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Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
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All the things I thought I was - simple and plain and sometime funny - are very small words. They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me. 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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Isn't this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives. We worry only about those we brought into this world, regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.
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Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it.
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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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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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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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A practical girl never pines she takes action.
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