On the cover of 'All the Stars' is a red grosgrain ribbon. It's Loos's ribbon. Ageless, fabulous Loos - she tricked the very people who would have cast her aside like an old shoe if they knew the truth. Adriana Trigiani More Quotes by Adriana Trigiani More Quotes From Adriana Trigiani 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. Adriana Trigiani love-yousweetgiving A good mother is irreplaceable. Adriana Trigiani good-mothermommother No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever. There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you'd had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting; and who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her. Adriana Trigiani hurtmotherheart But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way. Adriana Trigiani sistergirlmom All the things I thought I was - simple and plain and sometime funny - are very small words. They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me. I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water. Adriana Trigiani shoestakensimple I even love the smell of books. Adriana Trigiani smellreadingbook 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. Adriana Trigiani mommotherworry I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries. Adriana Trigiani readingwritingbook This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes. Adriana Trigiani competitiondifferentmen Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows. Adriana Trigiani soarspiritart When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her. Adriana Trigiani girlwaitingbeautiful 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 starsdreambelieve I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud. Adriana Trigiani roommateproudlooks 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. Adriana Trigiani sisterrealjudging I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile. Adriana Trigiani make-her-smilesmilemother 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? Adriana Trigiani settlingexcellenceboys The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better. Adriana Trigiani teachlessonsgood-things This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling Adriana Trigiani explainingfeelings 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. Adriana Trigiani wallwhat-mattersnight Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing. Adriana Trigiani this-worldmeanworld
