Emily Giffin Quotes

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

Often I feel that projects overwhelm us when we look at how many hours are involved until completion. But just getting started is usually not that difficult. - Emily Giffin

My life is very unglamorous... I have twin sons, they're 20 months old, they run me into the ground. I write in my sweats. It's a very simple life. There'd be no reason for me to be a diva. That's funny. - 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. - Emily Giffin

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

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! - Emily Giffin

Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister. - Emily Giffin

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. - Emily Giffin

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go. - Emily Giffin

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