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

Adriana Trigiani

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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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The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk, with full knowledge that the person you married has agreed, no matter how large a horse's ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal.
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Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.
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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 there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
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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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A practical girl never pines she takes action.
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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.
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Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
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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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When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
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Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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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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Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.
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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.
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I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.
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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
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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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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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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?
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