Adriana Trigiani Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. 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. Brava, Valentine

2. I love you , Valentine’ is actually a popular phrase used in greeting cards.If you were sending me one, what would it say? he asks.I love you, too, Roman.And there it is, words that I dread to say and do mean, because with them comes the responsibility of owning it, moving forward together and deciding for real who we are to each other. Now we’re not just lovers discovering what we like and sharing what we know. In this mutual declaration, we’re accountable to each other. We’re in love, and now, our relationship has to build slowly and beautifully in order to hold all the joy and misery that lies ahead. Very Valentine

3. 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. The Shoemaker's Wife

4. Mom, how do you know if the guy is the guy?You mean if he’ll be a good husband? She pauses, then says The ticket is for the man to love the woman more than she loves him.Shouldn’t it be equal?Mom cackles. It can never be equal.But what if the woman loves the man more?A life of hell awaits her. As women, the deck is stacked against us because time is our enemy. We age, while men season. And trust me, there are plenty of women out there looking for a man, and they don’t mind staking a claim on somebody else’s husband, no matter how old, creaky, and deaf they are. Very Valentine

5. Mom, how do you know if the guy is the guy?You mean if he’ll be a good husband? She pauses, then says The ticket is for the man to love the woman more than she loves him.Shouldn’t it be equal?Mom cackles. It can never be equal.But what if the woman loves the man more?A life of hell awaits her. As women, the deck is stacked against us because time is our enemy. We age, while men season. And trust me, there are plenty of women out there looking for a man, and they don’t mind staking a claim on somebody else’s husband, no matter how old, creaky, and deaf they are. Very Valentine

6. 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. Very Valentine

7. 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. Very Valentine

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

9. When I observe Gram, I see how fragile the notion of tradition can be. If I take my eyes off the way she kneads her Easter bread, or if I fail to study the way she sews a seam in suede, or if I lose the mental image I have of her when she negotiates a better deal with a button salesman, somehow, the very essence of her will be lost. When she goes, the responsibility for carrying on will fall to me. My mother says I’m the keeper of the flame, because I work here, and because I choose to live here. A flame is a very fragile thing, too, and there are times when I wonder if I’m the on who can keep it going.