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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?

Adriana Trigiani

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Author
Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
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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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Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
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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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But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat she had never believed possible
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
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Let life unfold, say what you mean. 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. You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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I even love the smell of books.
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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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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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A practical girl never pines she takes action.
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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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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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