"With every episode of struggle, there is a learning opportunity."

“If a movie is described as a romantic comedy, you can usually find me next door playing pinball.”

“I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all time you see -- one has to keep oneself afloat.”

“I even love the smell of books.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2003). “Big Stone Gap: A Novel”, p.4, Ballantine Books

“You should know what makes one photo brilliant and another. Why one illustration is instructive and another is banal. Why one blurb is clever and another is trying too hard. Why one video is brilliantly entertaining and another is cheesy. Bottom line: you should want to do great work with a great team-no matter the cost.”

“There is no such thing as a difficult dog, only an inexperienced owner.”

“Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything, believe anything in order to acquire it?”

“Is that a joke? Please tell me you're joking. -Sophie I never joke about carnivorous bunnies. -Luca”

“But my everyday music is classic rock. It's what I relate to the most and where my heart is.”