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Adriana Trigiani

I don’t settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

boys, excellence, standards

Adriana Trigiani

This should tell you everything you need to know about guys. They only go after what they know they can get. We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap…

Adriana Trigiani

… but that’s the beauty of boarding school. I make all my own decisions, small and medium, while the big ones are left up to the Prefect Academy – and as far as boys go, to the only expert I know – Suzanne Santry

boarding-school, boys, decisions

Adriana Trigiani

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.

Adriana Trigiani

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.

Adriana Trigiani

There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline.

artist, deadline, stamina, tools

Adriana Trigiani

My day begins at dawn as I take my cup of strong black espresso outside to watch the sunrise. I learned this ritual from my mother, who worked in a bread shop. Bakers are the great philosophers of the world, mostly because they have to get up early. When the world is quiet, great art is created – or, at the very least, conceptualized. Now is the moment to sketch, make notes, and dream.

art, bakers, inspiration

Adriana Trigiani

Who’s the artist?””My favorite.” She pauses. “Unknown.” Edydie sits cross-legged on the couch. “There is something so pure about an artist creating something for the sheer joy of it, then sharing it with people and claiming no credit. To me that’s the height of romance.

Adriana Trigiani

If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.

girlfriends, men

Adriana Trigiani

Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

Adriana Trigiani

Romy had never done a budget, Marisol had never designed costumes and sets, and Suzanne had never acted, but when I asked them to help, they didn’t hesitate

Adriana Trigiani

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

friends, girls, mother, sisters