...love is the sum of our choices, the strength of our commitments, the ties that bind us together. Emily Giffin More Quotes by Emily Giffin More Quotes From Emily Giffin You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions. Emily Giffin reactions action people Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them. Emily Giffin love-and-friendship who-we-are ifs Maybe that's what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. And maybe making that choice, again and again, day in and day out, year after year, says more about love than never having a choice to make at all. Emily Giffin passion love years A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life. Emily Giffin family daughter son I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart. Emily Giffin individual-happiness relationship thinking Recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void. Emily Giffin recognizing void disappointment But now we have time. Endless time stretches before us. Emily Giffin endless-time endless My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk. Emily Giffin glances risk In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief. Emily Giffin easier anger grief Things certainly aren't the way you imagine them when you're a kid and dreaming big dreams about what your life as a grown-up will look like. Emily Giffin dream kids looks Things are what they are and there's no point dwelling in the past or wondering what could have been. Emily Giffin dwelling wonder past Love is seldom—almost never—an even proposition. Someone always loves more. Emily Giffin propositions love-is 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 what-matters perfection inspirational It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet, at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them! Emily Giffin funny-things weekend children Although I'm sure there are plenty of tall, gorgeous, life-of-the-party guys who are also true to their wives, I happen to believe that a disproportionate number of them are cheaters. Emily Giffin cheater party believe No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck. Emily Giffin careers wish people He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side. Emily Giffin sides littles looks And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her. Emily Giffin old-movie sameness sometimes 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 missing-someone couple i-miss-you This time, I whispered that I loved him too. Then, I silently listed all the reason: I loved him for his gentleness. I loved him for being an amazing catch yet still vulnerable enough to be insecure. But most of all, I loved him for loving me. Emily Giffin insecure vulnerable reason
