What if two people want to be your partner, then what? Emily Giffin More Quotes by Emily Giffin More Quotes From Emily Giffin And although one broken heart doesn't make me an expert in the subject, I believe you need both things - time and an emotional replacement - to fully mend one. Emily Giffin emotionalheartbelieve You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can wind up focusing on misleading factors. Emily Giffin factorstryingwind It's the worst thing to fall in love with someone who will never stop disappointing you. Emily Giffin disappointingworstfalling-in-love Then he continues his rant,saying, "And even if I didn't know them, I know their type." "And what type is that?" she asks,leaning foward in her chair,yearning for confirmation that he gets it,that they are like-minded in their observations of others and the circumspect way they view the world. "Oh,let's see," he says,rubbing his jaw. "Superficial.Artificial.Sheep. They're more worried about how they come across to others than who they really are.They exhaust themselves in their pursuit of things that don't really matter. Emily Giffin viewssheepworld i want to make it official, i want to make it forever Emily Giffin officialswantforever No scratch the word "career". Careers are people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck. This is merely a job. I can take or leave this place. I start to imagine quitting and following my yet-to-be-determined passion. Emily Giffin passioncareersjobs Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone. Emily Giffin couplestoriestwo Throughout the ordeal, I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad. Anger was something I could control. I could settle into an easy rhythm of blame and hate. Focus my energy on something than the ache in my heart. Emily Giffin madhateheart I find my voice and manage to say those three one-syllable words back to him. Words I haven't uttered in a very, very long time. Words that meant nothing before now. Emily Giffin voicethreelong Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits. Emily Giffin things-i-loveicetea What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy Emily Giffin appealscrazylife I don’t know. She was a sweet girl. As sweet as they come. I don’t know why I didn’t love her. It’s something you can’t really control. Emily Giffin sweet-girlgirlsweet Looking back, I question whether I really loved Nate, or just the security of our relationship. I wonder if my feelings for him didn’t have a lot to do with hating my job. From the bar exam through that first hellish year as an associate, Nate was my escape. And sometimes that can feel an awful lot like love. Emily Giffin hatejobsyears We are one of those couples i used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer than it actually was, I am happy to be wrong about that. Emily Giffin couplespecialthinking The feeling I have reminds me of New Year’s Eve, when the countdown is coming and I’m not quite sure whether to grab my camera or just live in the moment. Usually I grab the camera and later regret it when the picture doesn’t turn out. Then I feel enormously let down and think to myself that the night would have been more fun if it didn’t mean quite so much, if I weren’t forced to analyze where I’ve been and where I’m going. Emily Giffin new-yearregretfun Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again. Emily Giffin borroweddicethings-to-do Love as a verb. Love as a commitment. Emily Giffin verbscommitment He was uncomplicated and upbeat and easy. At one point, I might have thought these traits made him a simpleton, but now I think they just translate to happiness. Emily Giffin easymightthinking 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 balancepridesometimes I have one final hope, If I get double sixes, maybe he will change his mind, come back to me. As if to cast a magic spell, I blow on the dice just as Dex did...Just as it happened with our first roll, one die lands before its mate. On a six! I hold my breath. For a brief second, I see a mess of dots, and think I have boxcars again. I kneel, staring at the second die. It is onle a five. I have rolled an eleven, It is as if someone is mocking me, saying, Close, but no dice. Emily Giffin landblowthinking
