Luck is buying a lottery ticket along with your Yoo-hoo and striking it rich. Nothing about my life is lucky- it is all about hard work, it is all uphill struggle. Emily Giffin More Quotes by Emily Giffin More Quotes From Emily Giffin Whats not to love is hardly a reason to love. And the catch of your life is not the same thing as the love of your life. Be careful of that subtle but rather crucial distinction. Emily Giffin love-your-life life-is love-is I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go. Emily Giffin perfect impossible trying For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband. Emily Giffin husband light running I don't really know why I went to law school. Emily Giffin law-school law school I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. Emily Giffin age character book I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing. Emily Giffin cheesy littles book I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. Emily Giffin real writing character Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.' Emily Giffin shoes husband laughing A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you. Emily Giffin choices want book I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are? Emily Giffin who-we-are secret doe Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister. Emily Giffin husband fighting writing Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain. Emily Giffin black-and-white wish thinking Often I feel that projects overwhelm us when we look at how many hours are involved until completion. But just getting started is usually not that difficult. Emily Giffin hours projects looks There are people and places and events you'd prefer to forget or at least gloss over. In the end, you can slap a pretty label on it - like serendipity or fate. Or you can believe that it's just the random way life unfolds. Emily Giffin fate believe people Which always raises the interesting question of whether redheads pursue other redheads in a narcissistic way, or simply, because they have no other choice, as nonredheads aren't interested. Emily Giffin narcissistic choices interesting Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! Emily Giffin writing character long I really try to focus on my books and readers. Emily Giffin focus trying book But certainly not everyday you can find someone who wants to have a monogamous relationship Emily Giffin monogamous-relationship everyday want Throw in the intensity of emotions that come with that bittersweet summer sandwiched between high school graduation and the rest of your life. Emily Giffin rest-of-your-life summer school 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. Emily Giffin names two mean
