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Nothing is ever perfect. It is what you make of it.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Borrowed
Perfect
Ever
Nothing
Make

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Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.
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Love as a verb. Love as a commitment.
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My relationship with my sister is so central to my life. She's my closest friend, my biggest supporter, and I know she would say the same about me.
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For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.
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And then there is our personal history. Memories only we share. Things not another living soul would understand.
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I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.
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I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.
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Sure, we were friends who exchanged soulful glances, friends who slept in a bed filled with sexual tension, friends who found any excuse to touch, but I worried that we'd never take that perilous leap of faith toward becoming a real couple, a permanent team.
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