Quotes from Emily Giffin

Estoy aprendiendo que la perfección no es lo que importa. De hecho, es precisamente lo que te puede destruir, si se lo permites.

A feeling that I know so little about the world. And maybe the tiniest bit of excitement that there are real possibilities in life, too.

Cuando tienes una relación, eres consciente de que se puede acabar. puede que os distanciéis, conozcáis a otro o simplemente que dejéis de estar enamorados. Pero una amistad no es un juego de suma cero y, como tal, das por sentado que durará para siempre, en especial si es una vieja amistad. das por sentada su permanencia; quizá sea por eso por lo que es tan valiosa.

Wasn't there something to be said for working to live, as opposed to living to work?

Parenting can be a real drain, even when sharing the misery with a spouse. Alone it was hard as fuck.

He aprendido que eres tú quien forja tu propia felicidad, que una parte de ir a por lo que quieres significa perder otras cosas. Y cuando las apuestas son altas, las pérdidas también pueden ser igualmente altas.

Ne volim krajeve i po?etke. Uvijek bih se radije ljuljuškala u sredini.

I exposed every part of myself to him, keeping no secrets, no defense mechanism in place.

Look on the bright side. Be grateful for what you have. Count your blessings. Optimism is the foundation of courage.

We all agree that there is no bright-line litmus test for what works in marriage, or what happiness looks like. That it all comes down to the two people inside the relationship.

He was a symbol of independence and possibility. The ultimate fantasy.

Conversation felt healing, and we all needed that.

Too often in our culture of BlackBerrys and cell phones, people are disengaged and disconnected and distracted from their immediate surroundings.

And look at Ohio State. How do you bring down a coach and penalize a whole program because a couple of kids exchanged some gear for tattoos and a decent man tried to protect them? These are kids! By definition, they make mistakes.

A really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.

elated.") And anytime he had to question someone's loyalty.

Still, I don't like his use of the word fine. I want to be better than fine.

Ellen laughs, as we've both made fun of those nauseating Facebook posts that use a religious concept to justify their thinly veiled bragging.

But I still remained paralyzed by indecision, reluctance, and endless second-guessing...

a bit of a dirty fighter, quick with cutting words that he later regrets and doesn't really mean. Then again, I wonder if there isn't always a grain of truth in them, somewhere

his unwavering confidence - but now, it feels like a brand of indifference

He tells me they do, but it's out of service. I feel a wave of relief, until he hands me a cordless phone from behind the bar and says I'm welcome to use it if it's not long distance. I stare down at the receiver, thinking that this is precisely why Scottie, my best friend since the first grade, told me to stay in and not drink. Batten down the hatches, he had coached me from our hometown of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, explaining that I wasn't ready to be tested by a buzz

I've often let my goals supersede the journey—and the love of what I'm doing. A constant battle to stay in control, get to the next level, ensure that my life stays perfectly, carefully scripted.

Did you always know you wanted to practice law? She considers this - considers the truth - that she had no real passion for the law, but simply wanted to achieve for the sake of achievement...But of course, she did not divulge any of this, and instead says, No, not really.