“I exposed every part of myself to him, keeping no secrets, no defense mechanism in place.” — Emily Giffin Defense mechanism Copy Share Image
What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I do not expect to get what I want, so I don't. And I don't even try. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
My mother has always been an Anglophile and taught my sister and me to love British history and literature. — Emily Giffin Anglophile Copy Share Image
you'd do anything to get a soul mate back, right?… I mean, that's the nature of soul mates. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
It's simply human nature to have an occasional, fleeting interest in someone whom you once loved. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“It's always a good feeling when you can produce just the right one-liner to prove your point so tidily.” — Emily Giffin Good feeling Copy Share Image
...love is the sum of our choices, the strength of our commitments, the ties that bind us together. — Emily Giffin Choices Copy Share Image
I find my voice and manage to say those three one-syllable words back to him. Words I haven't uttered in a very,… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Whenever you make a big decision in life, at least any decision where you have a viable alternative, there is an inevitable… — Emily Giffin Aftermath Copy Share Image
I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset… — Emily Giffin Beginning Copy Share Image
That's how life is. Sometimes there are happy endings, sometimes there aren't, and more often there are shades of gray. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Would they retreat or move forward? Could they do this thing they were on the verge of doing? Did they have it… — Emily Giffin Decision Copy Share Image
The best reason to pray is that God is really there. In praying our unbelief starts to melt. God moves smack into… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I was actually born in Baltimore! Although I moved away when I was quite young and consider Chicago to be my hometown,… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Even if we no longer have much in common, we would have always had the past, which, in some ways, is just… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I wondered why I was so startled by the encounter when there was something that seemed utterly inevitable about the moment. Not… — Emily Giffin Business Copy Share Image
Sorrow comes with so many defense mechanisms. You have your shock, your denial, your getting wasted, your cracking jokes, and your religion.… — Emily Giffin Belief Copy Share Image
“You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can wind up focusing on misleading factors. Stuff that has really has more… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Like the perfect beach vacation, where the routine is so blissfully uneventful that when you return home and friends ask how your… — Emily Giffin Habits Copy Share Image
“So I guess what I'm trying to say is that life is fast. And it keeps speeding up. Sometimes I lose track… — Emily Giffin Fleeting moments Copy Share Image
No matter what the circumstances. I am more like most men in this regard. No second chances. It's not so much about… — Emily Giffin Champion Copy Share Image
“I have a fleeting fantasy of telling her that procreation isn't a contest, any more than SAT scores and making the cheerleading… — Emily Giffin Life Copy Share Image
“...And look at Ohio State. How do you bring down a coach and penalize a whole program because a couple of kids… — Emily Giffin Coach Copy Share Image
Songs and smells will bring you back to a moment in time more than anything else. It's amazing how much can be… — Emily Giffin Attention Copy Share Image
“I miss us too. I always have and I probably always will. Sometimes there are no happy endings. No matter what, I'll… — Emily Giffin Choice Copy Share Image
“It occurs to me that she is not unique--that all women compare lives. We are aware of whose husband works more, who… — Emily Giffin Friendship Copy Share Image
“... I think my sister Daphne's obsession with having children has a lot to do with wanting to erase the pain my… — Emily Giffin Children Copy Share Image
“Even if he is my best friend in theory, I sometimes feel as if I share more of my life with Cate… — Emily Giffin Best friend Copy Share Image
ONE MORE CHNCE. Words that my mother heard, more than once. Words that women debate. Whether you CAN forgive and whether you… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Then he continues his rant,saying, "And even if I didn't know them, I know their type." "And what type is that?" she… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“I was in the fifth grade the first time I thought about turning thirty. My best friend Darcy and I came across… — Emily Giffin Art making Copy Share Image
