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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.

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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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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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don't feed the source, it dissipates entirely.Same is true of liking a boy. If you cut off the thoughts, if you stop pinning, you're free to find a boy who is attainable.
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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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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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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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I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores
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I even love the smell of books.
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All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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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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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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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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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
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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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And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
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I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
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Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
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The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery.
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We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.
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