Big Cherry Holler Quotes

“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, Big Cherry Holler

“All the things I thought I was - simple and plain and sometime funny - are very small words. They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me. I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving. I am no trouble at all. You could press me into dough and make sugar cookies out of me, I've been so sweet.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“How fragile love is. How delicate and small in its first buds, when it’s just an idea, a wish filled with hope. It is so easy to turn away from it entirely and choose to live alone in your own private fear. I had one moment of courage, and it changed my life. I didn’t turn to love out of loneliness. Or out of habit. I let love change me.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“God has a bucketful of freckles, and when he’s done making babies in heaven, he lines them up right before they’re born and sprinkles freckles on them for good luck.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“As Alice lets go, so do I. I let go of my mistakes, the unattainable standards I have for my husband, my daughter, and myself, and my bitterness toward those who hurt me; mostly, I let go of my pride, which I thought had kept me whole but in reality almost ruined me. I was holding on so tightly to being right, to being perfect. There is only one lesson in all of this; let go. And when you think you've let go completely, let go again. Aunt Alice sailed out of here with such grace. She really did it right”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“Somewhere in my past, I learned that if you separate yourself, you don't get hurt. Pain can be avoided.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler

“You know that wedding ring doesn’t have magical powers. It doesn’t give you licence to be cruel, and it can’t keep you faithful.”
― Adriana Trigiani, Big Cherry Holler