After all, I think, isn't it always about a boy? by Emily Giffin

After all, I think, isn't it always about a boy?

Emily Giffin

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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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You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)

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(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and g... by Emily Giffin

(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and go get some fresh air.

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The worst thing about this particular end (of my youth) and the beginning (of middle age) is that for the first time in my life, I realize I don't know where I'm going. My wants are simple: a job that I like and a guy whom I love. And on the eve of my thirteth, I must face that I am 0 for 2.

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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 grandted, whuch might be the very thing so dear about it.

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What every girl dreams of when she's dumped is - that the guy will someday feel regrest and come back and tell her all about it. And the beauty of it is you have no regrets whatsoever.

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I'm nostalgic and I do think about a "what if." by Emily Giffin

I'm nostalgic and I do think about a "what if."

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I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.

regret fighting thinking

I think that we have to consciously be aware that every moment we're in, every different stage in our lives, we can control.

different moments thinking

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.

independent character thinking

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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Some of my very closest friends are my guy friends, going back to the third grade, so I believe in the integrity of the male-female friendship.

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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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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.

stories trying character

I've always loved sister stories in fiction, from the time I was little, reading about Beezus and Ramona. I've always wanted to write a sister story.

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I'm not trying to convey a message, I'm just trying to tell a sto... by Emily Giffin

I'm not trying to convey a message, I'm just trying to tell a story.

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I don't convey that I can be moody or a perfectionist or that I'm a nervous person, but I am all those things. It's just not going to shine through when you're posting a picture.

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I'm very open in terms of sharing bits about my life, but I think it's very easy to get a distorted sense of who anyone is through social media.

media easy thinking

When I write, I picture the characters a certain way in my head, and they're not like any actor or actress. It's almost hard for me to let go of my ideas as to the way they look.

letting-go writing character

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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