236 Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water--whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.

I take care of your children like the priceless jewels that they are and I don't expect a thank-you for my efforts. You never have to worry about our kids because you know no harm will come to them in my care. Do you have any idea what a burden I have taken off your shoulders? The ability to relieve another human being of worry and anxiety is the single greatest act of love one can do for another and I do it for you.

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

I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.

You know that wedding ring doesn’t have magical powers. It doesn’t give you licence to be cruel, and it can’t keep you faithful.

My mother was an avid reader...She loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes...

You'll always be my girl. You were from the first moment I saw you. You were sitting in church with your brothers. You were eight years old, and I was twelve, and I thought, I hope she waits for me. Lucia, I'll wait forever if I have to.