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Emily Giffin Quotes

Total quotes: 16
“That it always takes two. For relationships to work, for them to break apart, for them to be fixed.”
— Emily Giffin, Heart of the Matter
Tagged: Relationships, break apart, fixed, Break Up, Fixing Love, Love, Love & Relationships, working out relationships
“But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Perfection, Perfectionist, Destroy
“You can love someone you mistrust.”
— Emily Giffin, Baby Proof: A Novel
Tagged: Love, Trust, Mistrust
“It never ceases to amaze me how foolproof the rule is: the person who cares the least (or pretends to) holds the power. ”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Power, Relationships
“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.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed
Tagged: Dating, Risk, Relationships
“Time is a tricky thing, Daniel said to his mother when he was still very young.”
— Emily Giffin, First Comes Love: A Novel
Tagged: first lines of books, Time
“It's the worst thing to fall in love with someone who will never stop disappointing you...”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed
Tagged: Disappointment, Love, H4D-17
“I miss him in so many ways, but right now I miss him in the way you always miss someone when you're single among a room full of couples.”
— Emily Giffin, Baby Proof: A Novel
Tagged: Missing You, Single, H4D-3
“So I feel unsettled about my future and somewhat regretful about my past.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Future Quotes, Past Quotes, Life Quotes
“I tried to be angry, but how can you be mad at someone for not wanting to be with you?”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Dating, Love, Rejection
“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.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: True Love, Relationships
“Time heals all wounds, particularly if you pack a bunch of stuff into that time.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Pain, Heartbreak
“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.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed
Tagged: Love, Risk, Relationships
“This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed
Tagged: hopes, Risk, Heartbreak
“I remember that my mother had once told me that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed: A Novel
Tagged: Relationships, Love
“When you are in a relationship, you are aware that it might end. You might grow apart, find someone else, simply fall out of love. But a friendship isn't a zero-sum game, and as such, you assume that it will last forever, especially an old friendship. You take its permanence for granted, which might be the very thing so dear about it.”
— Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed
Tagged: Relationships, Love, Friendship
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