Adriana Trigiani Professions : Novelist Born : 1970 Browse All Authors Top 89 quotes by Adriana Trigiani 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 Adriana Trigiani cameras use boys 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. Adriana Trigiani first-love loneliness worry A practical girl never pines; she takes action. Adriana Trigiani practicals girl action Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at. Adriana Trigiani secret littles looks 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. Adriana Trigiani small-objects writing character 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 Adriana Trigiani laughter mother children I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Adriana Trigiani phones new-orleans jobs 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. Adriana Trigiani differences preparation fun I love rhinestones, faux jewelry. Adriana Trigiani faux jewelry There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline. Adriana Trigiani tools artist needs People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile. Adriana Trigiani grandmother memories people When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful. Adriana Trigiani filled beautiful people Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place. Adriana Trigiani decision tables food Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it. Adriana Trigiani showing-up plans way Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence. Adriana Trigiani light giving kids Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time. Some artists never see their work in front of an audience, so for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful. Adriana Trigiani grateful eye artist I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly. Adriana Trigiani actors safe trying I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless. Adriana Trigiani own just understand first-impression I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the library. I was around nine years old when I began choosing my own books in earnest. Adriana Trigiani library my-own reading love I have a new book coming out, so I do movie, book, movie, book, movie, book, every place we go. Adriana Trigiani new place go book Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
