I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed 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
I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
And then there is Darcy. She is a woman who believes that things should fall into her lap, and, consequently, they do.… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You… — 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
I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can wind up focusing on misleading factors. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can end up focusing on misleading factors. Stuff that really has more to… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I still think I love him more. It's one of those things you never know for certain because there's no way to… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I spend the rest of the afternoon trying to explain to Zoe one of the very saddest notions in love and life:… — 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
