Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin
Emily Fisk Giffinis an American author of several novels commonly categorized as chick lit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
careers people wish
No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.
risk glances
My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk.
family daughter son
A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life.
thinking exception-to-the-rule unexpected
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.
heart important want
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.
children weekend funny-things
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!
sometimes old-movie sameness
And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.
insecure vulnerable enough
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.
writing character trying
I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters.
i-miss-you missing-someone couple
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.
endless-time endless
But now we have time. Endless time stretches before us.
dream kids way
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.
integrity believe guy
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.
perfect borrowed
Nothing is ever perfect. It is what you make of it.