But I have learned that you can't just create your own timetable and will it to come true. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
You don't have to talk to someone to think about them and check up on them now and again. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
To write convincingly, I think you must be able to relate, in some way, to what a character is experiencing. — Emily Giffin Character Copy Share Image
Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive. — Emily Giffin Anger Copy Share Image
I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those. — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“his unwavering confidence - but now, it feels like a brand of indifference” — Emily Giffin Confidence Copy Share Image
[The] maid of honor - the unambiguous, grown-up equivalent of wearing best friend necklaces. — Emily Giffin Best friend Copy Share Image
“If she liked him so darn much, she should have done something about it. Taken some real action.” — Emily Giffin Action Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be… — 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
but i am content to live in the moment, and allow myself the daily pleasure of obsessing. nothing lasts forever, i tell… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are… — Emily Giffin Champagne Copy Share Image
It's like when someone dies, the initial stages of grief seem to be the worst. But in some ways, it's sadder as… — Emily Giffin Death Copy Share Image
Some of my very closest friends are my guy friends, going back to the third grade, so I believe in the integrity… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“I think to myself that when you're in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to fight… — Emily Giffin Love Copy Share Image
I think that we have to consciously be aware that every moment we're in, every different stage in our lives, we can… — 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
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
Looking back, I question whether I really loved Nate, or just the security of our relationship. I wonder if my feelings for… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“We are one of those couples I used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something… — Emily Giffin Couple 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
Maybe thats what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to… — Emily Giffin Fidelity Copy Share Image
“...it has crossed my mind that the key to happiness should not be found in a man. That an independent, strong woman… — Emily Giffin Contentment Copy Share Image
“I'll remind you of that someday , Maura says. "when you're married to a man who once looked into your eyes and… — Emily Giffin Family 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
“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
“My work has often been described as “chick lit” and for the most part the term doesn’t bother me. I think it… — Emily Giffin Chick-lit 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
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 have one final hope, If I get double sixes, maybe he will change his mind, come back to me. As if… — Emily Giffin 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