Emily Giffin quotes - page 3

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. (Emily Giffin)
The world is not that black and white, Rachel. There are no moral absolutes. It is complex. View quote
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And then there is Darcy. She is a woman who believes that things should fall into her lap, and, consequently, they do. They always have. She wins because she expects to win. I do not expect what I want, so I dont. And I dont even try. View quote
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We are one of those couples i used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer than it actually was, I am happy to be wrong about that. View quote
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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. View quote
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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? View quote
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You can love someone you mistrust. View quote
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[The] maid of honor - the unambiguous, grown-up equivalent of wearing best friend necklaces. View quote
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And without Dex in my life, I like to think I could have somehow found contentment. But the truth is, I feel freer with Dex than I ever did when I was single. I feel more myself with him than without. Maybe true love does that. View quote
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Love as a verb. Love as a commitment. View quote
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He was uncomplicated and upbeat and easy. At one point, I might have thought these traits made him a simpleton, but now I think they just translate to happiness. (Emily Giffin)
Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again. View quote
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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. View quote
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What if two people want to be your partner, then what? View quote
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There is no better audience for someone in love than someone in love. View quote
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We are in love and meant to be together. View quote
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Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone. View quote
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It's the worst thing to fall in love with someone who will never stop disappointing you. View quote
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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. View quote
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In the final seconds before sleep, I wish I could go back and undo everything, give those little girls another chance. View quote
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I don't know. She was a sweet girl. As sweet as they come. I don't know why I didn't love her. It's something you can't really control. (Emily Giffin)
I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. View quote
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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. View quote
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Blurring the line between friendship and attraction was a surefire to lose a friend. View quote
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Even if we no longer have much in common, we would have always had the past, which, in some ways, is just as important as the present or future. It is where we come from, what makes us who we are. View quote
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