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Anything worthwhile is tough.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Tough
Anything
Worthwhile

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What's the point of being sad? he says. We're here now.
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And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.
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I'm glad you were both here, I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.
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Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.
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What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy
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