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Emily Giffin is an American best-selling author known for her warm and insightful novels. Her works often revolve around complex interpersonal relationships and emotional entanglements, which resonate well with readers.

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“I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.”

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Author:Emily Giffin

“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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“When you’re in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to keep your pride. It’s a balance. But when the relationship is right, you find the balance.”

Sometimes Pride Balance Borrowed

Book:Something Borrowed: A Novel

Source: Something Borrowed: A Novel

“Life's not black-and-white. Sometimes the ends justifies the means.”

Mean Ends Sometimes Black White Justify Black And White Ends Justify The Means

Author:Emily Giffin

“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.”

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Book:Love the One You're With

Source: Love the One You're With

“I spend the rest of the afternoon trying to explain to Zoe one of the very saddest notions in love and life: sometimes the timing is wrong--and sometimes you realize the heart of the matter way to late in the game.”

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Book:Baby Proof

Source: Baby Proof

“Looking back, I question whether I really loved Nate, or just the security of our relationship. I wonder if my feelings for him didn’t have a lot to do with hating my job. From the bar exam through that first hellish year as an associate, Nate was my escape. And sometimes that can feel an awful lot like love.”

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Book:Something Borrowed: A Novel

Source: Something Borrowed: A Novel

“Well, because sometimes you love someone but they might not be the right person for you. That takes some time to figure out”

Wells Persons Sometimes Might Figures Love Someone Right Person

Book:Baby Proof: A Novel

Source: Baby Proof: A Novel

“And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.”

Sometimes Sameness Old Movie

Book:Borrowed & Blue: Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Source: Borrowed & Blue: Something Borrowed, Something Blue

“My name is Kirby Rose, and I'm adopted. I don't mean to make it sound like an AA confession, although sometimes that's how people take it, like it's something they should be supportive about. I just mean that they are two basic facts about me.”

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Book:The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter

Source: The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1972
Known for: Author
Quotes: 200

Books & Sources

Something Borrowed: A NovelRelated source material

Love the One You're WithRelated source material

Baby Proof: A NovelRelated source material

Borrowed & Blue: Something Borrowed, Something BlueRelated source material

The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the MatterRelated source material

Heart of the MatterRelated source material

Baby ProofRelated source material

Heart of the Matter: A NovelRelated source material

Something Blue: A NovelRelated source material

Where We Belong: A NovelRelated source material

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