“The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery.” — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
Everything I've done in my life has been dictated by the fact that I like to be home at night and in… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“All your life you was one thing. And now you can be something else if you want! Somebody completely different. You can… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Giacomina had taught her daughter that you must dig constantly for meaning in the sorrow of this life, and that this sorrow… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I've learned one important lesson in my life, and I'm going to share it with you. Don't worry about bad things that… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Sometimes redemption lands in your life like a bird and looks you straight in the eye, even when you believe you don't… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Life, Enza decided, is not about what you get, but what is taken from you. It's in the things we lose that… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“The terrible things that happen to us in this life never make any sense when we’re in the middle of them, floundering,… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“The terrible things that happen to us in this life never make any sense when we’re in the middle of them, floundering,… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“A man needs his father more as life progresses, not less. It is not enough to learn how to use a lathe,… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Take nothing and no one for granted. Time used to be my friend, and now it’s a skittish acquaintance at best. Let… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“And just as in life, if a man imagines himself on his deathbed and then works back through the years of his… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
The Calandra Institute, the Metropolitan Opera Archives, the library at Lincoln Center, and the Fashion Institute of Technology were helpful and key… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
Pomegranate Soup is glorious, daring and delightful. I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Whever I came into the room, she'd light up, so happy to see me. No one ever in the course of my… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
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… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“He promised to love me. And for once in my life, I'm going to do the impractical, unwise, ill-advised thing. I'm going… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“The terrible things that happen to us in life never make any sense when we're in the middle of them, floundering, no… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
The intimacy. The deepest level of love. The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“It's important to accept a happy life when it's presented to you. The only time you can go wrong is when you… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“Ciro took Enza's face in his hands. "I have loved you all of my life. I was a boy who knew nothing,… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
Writing is writing. It's an abiding, wonderful talent, craft, gift that stays with you your whole life. And you can go in… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“For Ciro, Enza would sacrifice, fight to put food on the table, worry and fret over babies, and live life in full.… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a house. They say you shouldn't… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
“Take nothing and no one for granted. Time used to be my friend, and now it’s a skittish acquaintance at best. Let life unfold,… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
When I was young, I was stupid, and I thought maybe I would write the fancy stuff. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
Pomegranate Soup is glorious, daring and delightful. I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a life, start… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing. — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
“This is something that I have learned at PA that I would have never learn at home because I have my own room and… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
“Sometimes redemption lands in your life like a bird and looks you straight in the eye, even when you believe you don't deserve forgiveness.” — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
Comedy is a reaction to the world, and I think it really helps to be an outsider. I've always been very interested in people's… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share
