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For a woman, love is the highest dream, and if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars.

Adriana Trigiani

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Author
Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Woman
Promises
Dream
Tall
Enough
Believes
Hikes
Believe
Reach
Skirt
Men
Build
Skirts
Love
Promise
Ladder
Highest
Ladders
Stars
Follows

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