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I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

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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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Women
Real
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there is always something comforting about knowing that you are not alone. That other people feel the way you do. That you are a bit screwed up, but still normal.
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True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you.
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In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.
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What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy
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That's how life is. Sometimes there are happy endings, sometimes there aren't, and more often there are shades of gray.
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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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you'd do anything to get a soul mate back, right?… I mean, that's the nature of soul mates.
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I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.
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But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.
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There are no absolutes in relationships. You can't take anything for granted. You can count on absolutely nothing but the unexpected. You only get in trouble when you start thinking that you're some kind of exception to the rule.
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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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I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those.
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Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.
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There are two kinds of women--those who eat in a crisis and those who lose their appetite in a crisis.
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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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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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Although I'm sure there are plenty of tall, gorgeous, life-of-the-party guys who are also true to their wives, I happen to believe that a disproportionate number of them are cheaters.
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Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.
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