Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani is an Italian American best-selling author of sixteen books, television writer, film director, and entrepreneur based in Greenwich Village, New York City. Trigiani has published a novel a year since 2000...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
Adriana Trigiani quotes about
book world clubs
Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
two survival and-love
Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
jobs writing world
And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
ideas ordinary very-inspirational
You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
writing love-is found
I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.
dream home imagination
A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
spiritual writing giving
Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
writing emotional grandparent
But the most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed that they could read and write. I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes.
heart broken sometimes
Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.
fun differences preparation
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.
nice feel-better made-up-stories
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
moving knowing world
Women move through the world never knowing their power.
secret needs secret-to-happiness
It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
secret purpose littles
Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.