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
worry anxiety important
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 haven't happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
loneliness first-love worry
Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
mom mother worry
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.
moving knowing world
Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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.
cutting boys energy
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.
jobs new-orleans phones
I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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.
jewelry faux
I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
artist needs tools
There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.
beautiful people filled
When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
proud looks roommate
I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
food decision tables
Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.
showing-up way plans
Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it.