I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
The best thing about being an author is writing stories and having people - strangers all over the world - connect with… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
My favorite movie of all-time is 'Stand By Me,' and I re-read my favorite young adult books often. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“It's heartbreaking when you love a book that fails. And it always seems to happen to the nicest authors.” — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and go get some fresh air. — 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 Copy Share Image
I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I have increasingly steeled myself to criticism, but it still can sting, especially when you feel that it is unfair - or… — Emily Giffin 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 Copy Share Image
A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I feel a great connection with my readers and would never want to disappoint them. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
My books are all relationship-focused, so much of my inspiration comes from my own relationships and the issues and concerns that arise… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I think exercise is critical to my writing and an essential way to recharge. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Well, anyway… it’s over,” I say, realizing that those two words lump me right in with a hoard of naive women who say it’s… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Throw in the intensity of emotions that come with that bittersweet summer sandwiched between high school graduation and the rest of your life... — Emily Giffin 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 helps more… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“I desperately want to feel that way again. To be in a relationship that I’m not trying to script or water down. It’s about… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person. — Emily Giffin 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, very long… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
