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A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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Baltimore
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Emily Fisk Giffin
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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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One way isn't better than the other they're just different.
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We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own. -- Leo
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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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Did she ever regret her choices? Were her decisions more clear-cut than mine - or are there always shades of gray whe it comes to matters of the heart?
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Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.'
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i wish i could freeze this moment, somehow delay my final decision, and just hang here in the balance between two places, two worlds, two loves.
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Love as a verb. Love as a commitment.
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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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What's the point of being sad? he says. We're here now.
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Sorrow comes with so many defense mechanisms. You have your shock, your denial, your getting wasted, your cracking jokes, and your religion. You also have the old standby catchall—the blind belief in fate, the whole things happening for a reason drill.
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I love him wholly and unconditionally and without reservation. I love him enough to sacrifice a friendship. I love him enough to accept my own happiness and use it, in turn, to make him happy back.
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The world is not that black and white, Rachel. There are no moral absolutes. It is complex.
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He threw in the towel before we were tested. Maybe because he didn't want to be tested. Maybe because he assumed we would fail. Maybe because, at the time, he just didn't love me enough.
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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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It's amazing to me how few guys know their friends' birthdays.
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In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.
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As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are what makes us who we are and what can change us, if we let them.
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