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Brava, Valentine QUOTES

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. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

2 " Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

3 " Women give men a place to go. A man is a useless piece of equipment whose purpose is lost if it were not for women...

It's like this. A man might go out and get a job, but only for someplace to go during the day. And he's only working that job to give the money to his wife. And then, if he does really well...to buy her good jewelry. And only because she asks for it. Diamonds aren't a man's idea. The first woman sent the first man into a hole in the ground, and when he emerged with the first diamond she looked at it and said, 'It's too small. Dig farther." Men are not ambitious outside of their desire to impress women. A woman, in return, gives a man's life shape. A context. A place to go. It's very simple. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

4 " Marriage is like working in a coal mine. You hack away in the dark, day after day, busting rock, and you think you're not getting anywhere, and then all of a sudden, this little sliver of sunlight appears and you say to yourself, "oh, that's what I've been waiting for--just a little light, just a little bit of hope--a sign, maybe, that will get me through. And...it does. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

5 " And now I’m old. That bus is parked permanently. The battery is dead. And I can’t remember where I put the jumper cables. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

6 " You take every salesman that walks into this shop at his word—why not Gianluca? "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

7 " none of us are good enough for Alfred, "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

8 " I listen while my brothers-in-law and father talk college football, as always, the chatter loops around to Notre Dame, and will the Fighting Irish place in the polls this year. The number of the year may change, the children may get older, and we may add in a new baby or spouse here and there, but every autumn, and everything Thanksgiving, the talk turns to Notre Dame football and will they or won’t they. "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine

9 " that’s why Kathleen.” Alfred doesn’t answer. We sit in silence until he says, “I’m sorry you walked in on us. I’m a hypocrite. Maybe you even like that I’m one.” “Come on, Alfred.” He looks up at me. “At least let me be ashamed of myself.” “Too late. Self-flagellation is not going to help you now.” “It’s over. With Kathleen, I mean.” “That’s a start.” “What else can I do? I can’t even face myself. I have to tell Pamela.” “Oh "

― Adriana Trigiani , Brava, Valentine