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Adriana Trigiani is an American novelist born in 1970. Her works focus on themes such as family, love, history, and identity, with female characters at the forefront. Trigiani's novels are beloved by readers and have often been adapted into films.

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Famous Adriana Trigiani Quotes

“And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.”

Ifs Feels Hard Stories Would Be Able Young Talking Reader Taste Roots Senses Imagery Young Writers

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.”

People Ifs Book Forever One Thing Honor Always And Forever

Author:Adriana Trigiani

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

Ifs Men Made Hard Order Fellows Decent

Book:Lucia, Lucia: A Novel

Source: Lucia, Lucia: A Novel

“Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.”

Ifs Enough Moments Stories

Book:The Shoemaker's Wife

Source: The Shoemaker's Wife

“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.”

Ifs Men Believe Enough Dream Stars Love Is Promise Highest Tall Ladders Skirts

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on. I ask myself, If I knew all the answers, would it help? I lie awake and wonder why I don’t have parents and wonder what will become of my brother and me. But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened. I can only get up and do my chores and push through the day and find the good in it.”

Source: The Shoemaker's Wife

“If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.”

Ifs Men Walks

Book:The Shoemaker's Wife

Source: The Shoemaker's Wife

“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.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Years Mean Lost Missing Tomorrow Missing Out

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don't feed the source, it dissipates entirely.Same is true of liking a boy. If you cut off the thoughts, if you stop pinning, you're free to find a boy who is attainable.”

Ifs Energy Boys Cutting Source Feds

Author:Adriana Trigiani

About the Author

Born: 1970
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 102

Books & Sources

Viola in Reel LifeRelated source material

The Shoemaker's WifeRelated source material

Big Stone Gap: A NovelRelated source material

RococoRelated source material

Lucia, Lucia: A NovelRelated source material

The Wisdom of My Grandmothers: Lessons to live by, from one generation of remarkable women to the nextRelated source material

Very ValentineRelated source material

Big Stone GapRelated source material

Rococo: A NovelRelated source material

Big Cherry Holler: A Big Stone Gap NovelRelated source material

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