Author: Emily Giffin

Quotes

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?

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

Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

- Emily Giffin

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.

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

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

- Emily Giffin

I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.

I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.

- Emily Giffin

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.

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

Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!

Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!

- Emily Giffin

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

- Emily Giffin

'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir.

'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir.

- Emily Giffin

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