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

Adriana Trigiani

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Author
Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Always
People
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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.
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A good mother is irreplaceable.
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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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