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One way isn't better than the other they're just different.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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Better
Different

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We are one of those couples i used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer than it actually was, I am happy to be wrong about that.
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I think that we have to consciously be aware that every moment we're in, every different stage in our lives, we can control.
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I don't really know why I went to law school.
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Evident in every small act of kindness, it was love as a verb. Love that made me feel more complete than I had ever felt in my glamorous, Jimmy Choo filled past.
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No matter what the circumstances. I am more like most men in this regard. No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I'm a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to.
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After all, I think, isn't it always about a boy?
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Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.
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His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.
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