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I think of how life takes unexpected twists and turns, sometimes through sheer happenstance, sometimes through calculated decisions. In the end, it can all be called fate, but to me, it is more a matter of faith.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Thinking
Decision
Happenstance
Life
Called
Calculated
Turns
Twists
Faith
Sheer
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Unexpected
Matter
Decisions
Sometimes
Fate
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