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.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

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.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

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.

Let life unfold, say what you mean. You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you do that, you’re missing out on the now. You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.

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

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

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.

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

Motherhood changes everything.

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.

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.

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.

Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.

I even love the smell of books.

Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it.

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.

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.

A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It's a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer. Furthermore, the writer is not there to see the reaction of the person he writes to, so there's a great unknown to the process that requires a leap of faith. The writer has to choose the right words to express his sentences, and then, once he has sealed the envelope, he has to place those thoughts in the hands of someone else, trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer's intent. How childish to think that could be easy.

This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.

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?

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.