236 Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

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 make an emotional decision with a house, but I think it is the only decision you can make.

Everything I've done in my life has been dictated by the fact that I like to be home at night and in bed.

I get very attached to places.

I have to work hard. I'm not naturally great at anything. I have to work really, really hard.

I'm directing and writing the 'Big Stone Gap' movie.

When I was young, I was stupid, and I thought maybe I would write the fancy stuff.

Mostly I sit alone in a room and cry and do my job - so when they let me out of my cave to go on tour, I really listen to my readers.

Be in community, go out to dinner together, do things together. We lose that, we lose a lot. It's important to come together.

I care about the box office, so that's why I go from town to town: because I want people to see it. I would give it for free; I just want those houses full of people watching it.