Adriana Trigiani Quotes

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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It [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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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. -Valentine, while in Italy (pg 267)

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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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I even love the smell of books.

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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.

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My mother was an avid reader...She loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes...

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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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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

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When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.

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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

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Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.

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All your life you was one thing. And now you can be something else if you want! Somebody completely different. You can actually start yourself over from scratch. Turn yourself into what you have always wanted to be!

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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.

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