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.
Adriana Trigiani
Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
life art spirit
My mother was an avid reader.. She loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes..
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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.
people memories childhood count scent house books grandparents
I even love the smell of books.
reading smell love books
I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain. --Valentine, while in Italy (pg 267)
pain joy hope
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.
romance
This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.
women men relationships
truth
There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.
tools artist
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
funny humor dance attitude boys
Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
conceit beauty self-image self-confidence pretty
When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
beauty
All your life you was one thing. And now you can be something else if you want! Somebody completely different. You can actually start yourself over from scratch. Turn yourself into what you have always wanted to be!
change
Whever I came into the room, she'd light up, so happy to see me. No one ever in the course of my entire life was ever as happy to see me as she was. Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.
confidence smiles
Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
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