Emily Giffin Quotes

She says that everyone creates a version of her life that she wishes were true and tries to believe.

I certainly never felt rejected because they had given me up. My parents knew nothing about my birth mother, yet always explained with certainty that she didn't give me up or give me away - she made a...

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We have no relationship without honesty. - by Claude

I find myself wondering which is more egregious, to pretend to be happy when you’re not, or to feel so consistently dissatisfied when you should be happy.

– Jeśli największą zaletą wczesnego rodzenia dzieci jest to, że szybciej masz je z głowy, a największą zaletą późnego rodzenia dzieci jest odwleczenie tej mordęgi, to czyż zupełna rezygnacja z dzieci...

Their collective advice: don't settle. Keep looking. Find Mr. Right. That is what they all did. And by God, I think they believe it. Because nobody who marries at the ripe age of twenty-three can be s...

Maybe that's what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. And maybe making tha...

A really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.

But it’s not that simple or clear-cut—and I wonder if it ever is when it comes to matters of the heart.

Throughout the ordeal, I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad. Anger was something I could control. I could settle into an easy rhythm of blame and hate. Focus my energy on something tha...

What if two people want to be your partner, then what?

It’s not about the actors, though, Peter. That’s the thing. It’s about the writing.

I think to myself that when you're in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to fight to keep your pride. It's a balance. But when the relationship is right, you find t...

I still find myself reaching out and knocking twice on our wooden cutting board. Because you can never be too sure when it comes to the things that matter most.

The mind-blowing, ridiculous sex which was the stuff of both poetry and porn - so unlike anything else I had ever experienced before.

Recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void...

So I guess what I’m trying to say is that life is fast. And it keeps speeding up. Sometimes I lose track of the season—or even the year. And we just have to make the best of it all.

I think of how emotions seem so magnified when you're a child.Joy is more all-encompassing, disappointments more crushing, hope morepalpable.

As I listen to Darcy breathing in the dark beside me, I wonder how we got to this. How we could be in love with the same person. How I coudl be sabotaging my best friend's engagement. In the final sec...

I have a fleeting fantasy of telling her that procreation isn't a contest, any more than SAT scores and making the cheerleading squad and getting into a good college and all the other things, both big...