Lucia, Lucia Quotes

“The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk, with full knowledge that the person you married has agreed, no matter how large a horse's ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“You'll always be my girl. You were from the first moment I saw you. You were sitting in church with your brothers. You were eight years old, and I was twelve, and I thought, I hope she waits for me. Lucia, I'll wait forever if I have to.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“Roberto is a man, and they always said it and I never believed it, but it's true - a man is forgiven. The girl is always at fault. Forever married. People say, 'Roberto did the right thing.' But that's not what they say about me. I'll never be able to make this right. Never. But Roberto already has. He married me, so his debt is cleared.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“The one thing I wish is that I had reacted differently to some of the events. I let things get me down and keep me there, sometimes for too long. And I believed I could somehow control the bad things, and that was a big mistake. Things turn around when they’re meant to. You can’t force it.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“When a man buys you a diamond, he’s investing in you. It makes no sense that men have all the money, because they have no idea what to do with it. They don’t know what’s good. The only way they find out what’s good is if a woman tells them. They know nothing about how to make life beautiful. They don’t decorate homes or make delicious meals or dress up with any level of creativity. Okay, they like their cars. What else is there to spend money on? What better cause for the average man than a wife who likes jewelry?”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“woman, Lucia. Listen to me. A woman is not like a man. She doesn’t get to choose. She follows her heart, and that’s what makes the map”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia

“ROSEMARY SARTORI’S QUICK TARTUFO (In America, SNOWBALLS) Yield: 1 dozen tartufo 3 bags shredded coconut 1 cup heavy cream 1 gallon vanilla ice cream (softened) 12 maraschino cherries FOR CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE: 1⁄4 box paraffin wax 1 pound dark chocolate Melt paraffin wax with chocolate in a double boiler on stove until liquid. Set aside. Soak coconut in heavy cream. Set aside. Roll ice cream into baseball-sized balls. Bury maraschino cherry in center of each. Drizzle chocolate sauce on ice-cream ball, then roll in coconut until covered. Place on waxed-papered cookie sheet and freeze.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia