“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 Copy Share Image
Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I nod, thinking of how difficult marriage can be, how much effort is required to sustain a feeling between two people -… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Being married cuts on your freedom. Having a husband or a relationship at all puts constraints on you. by Michael.” — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“I know what I have to say. I think of Hillary's advice, how she has been telling me to say something all… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I had seen the light, come to believe that a wedding should be about a feeling between two people, not a show… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces. — 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
