There is no better audience for someone in love than someone in love. Emily Giffin More Quotes by Emily Giffin More Quotes From Emily Giffin 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 It's like when someone dies, the initial stages of grief seem to be the worst. But in some ways, it's sadder as time goes by and you consider how much they've missed in your life. In the world. Emily Giffin grief way world Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage Emily Giffin relief gratitude guilt Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive. Emily Giffin forgiveness disappointment heart 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 empty glasses half I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break. Emily Giffin important trying thinking How different this moment feels, for so many reasons. I tell myself that no two loves are identical - but that I don't have to compare anymore. Emily Giffin different moments two Songs and smells will bring you back to a moment in time more than anything else. It's amazing how much can be conjured with a few notes of a song or a solitary whiff of a room. A song you didn't even pay attention to at the time, a place that you didn't even know had a particular smell. I wonder what will someday bring back Dex and our few months together. Maybe the sound of Dido's voice. Maybe the scent of the Aveda shampoo I've been using all summer. Emily Giffin voice summer song The worst is when someone in your past trumps the person in your present, and you think to yourself: if I'd known this, then maybe I wouldn't have let him go. Emily Giffin let-him-go past thinking Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process. Emily Giffin important want heart Hush little baby, Dont you cry, Dont cut your arms, Dont say goodbye. Put down that razor, Put down that light, It maybe hard but, You'll win this fight. Emily Giffin self-harm baby goodbye Nothing is ever perfect. It is what you make of it. Emily Giffin borrowed perfect True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you. Emily Giffin true-love uplifting love-is Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice. Emily Giffin just-be-happy choices revenge His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache. Emily Giffin loyalty eye heart I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters. Emily Giffin real writing character I love him wholly and unconditionally and without reservation. I love him enough to sacrifice a friendship. I love him enough to accept my own happiness and use it, in turn, to make him happy back. Emily Giffin i-love-him sacrifice use There are no absolutes in relationships. You can't take anything for granted. You can count on absolutely nothing but the unexpected. You only get in trouble when you start thinking that you're some kind of exception to the rule. Emily Giffin exception-to-the-rule unexpected thinking It was the same night I gave myself to him completely, knowing that I would belong to him for as long as he wanted to keep me. And, as it turned out, even longer than that. Emily Giffin knowing night long I will find the good in this loss. I will make something happen that wouldn't have happened otherwise. Emily Giffin happened happens loss
