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• She wonders what fool ever said that it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all - she has never disagreed with something so much.

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  Fool, Wonder, Lost

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Heart of the Matter: A Novel”, p.305, Macmillan

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• I had never understood what people meant when they said they'd rather be alone if they couldn't be in the right relationship. Now I got it.

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  People, Said, Understood

  Emily Giffin (2015). “Borrowed & Blue: Something Borrowed, Something Blue”, p.653, St. Martin's Griffin

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• I'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.

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  Kids, Thinking, Two

  Emily Giffin (2014). “The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter”, p.1157, St. Martin's Press

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• Even if we no longer have much in common, we would have always had the past, which, in some ways, is just as important as the present or future. It is where we come from, what makes us who we are.

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  Past, Important, Where We Come

  Emily Giffin (2014). “The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter”, p.1075, St. Martin's Press

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• My name is Kirby Rose, and I'm adopted. I don't mean to make it sound like an AA confession, although sometimes that's how people take it, like it's something they should be supportive about. I just mean that they are two basic facts about me.

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  Mean, Names, Two

  Emily Giffin (2014). “The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter”, p.785, St. Martin's Press

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• 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.

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  Couple, Thinking, Special

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Something Borrowed: A Novel”, p.307, Macmillan

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• Whats not to love is hardly a reason to love. And the catch of your life is not the same thing as the love of your life. Be careful of that subtle but rather crucial distinction.

  Emily Giffin

  Love Is, Life Is, Love Your Life

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• 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.

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  Jobs, Passion, Careers

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Something Borrowed: A Novel”, p.129, Macmillan

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• Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone.

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  Couple, Two, Stories

  Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.8, Macmillan

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• 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.

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  New Year, Fun, Regret

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Something Borrowed: A Novel”, p.12, Macmillan

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• Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits.

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  Ice, Tea, Things I Love

  Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.57, St. Martin's Press

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• I spend the rest of the afternoon trying to explain to Zoe one of the very saddest notions in love and life: sometimes the timing is wrong--and sometimes you realize the heart of the matter way to late in the game.

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  Life And Love, Heart, Games

  Emily Giffin (2006). “Baby Proof”

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• Really-nothing is unforgivable if you truly love someone.

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  Unforgivable, If You Truly Love Someone, Love Someone

  Emily Giffin (2012). “Where We Belong: A Novel”, p.160, Macmillan

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• 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.

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  Book, Choices, Want

  "Book Corner: Emily Giffin's Latest Novel: Where We Belong". Interview with Kristin Buettner, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 9, 2012.

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• Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.'

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  Husband, Shoes, Laughing

  "Book Corner: Emily Giffin's Latest Novel: Where We Belong". Interview with Kristin Buettner, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 9, 2012.

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

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  Real, Writing, Character

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• I still think I love him more. It's one of those things you never know for certain because there's no way to enter all the relationship data in a computer and have it spit out a definitive answer. You can't quantify love, and if you try, you wind up focusing on misleading factors.

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  Love, Thinking, Wind

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Baby Proof: A Novel”, p.48, Macmillan

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• I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.

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  Book, Cheesy, Littles

  "Book Corner: Emily Giffin's Latest Novel: Where We Belong". Interview with Kristin Buettner, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 9, 2012.

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

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  Book, Character, Age

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• I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

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  Writing, Firsts, Common

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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• I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.

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  Character, Trying, Stories

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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• I've always loved sister stories in fiction, from the time I was little, reading about Beezus and Ramona. I've always wanted to write a sister story.

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  Reading, Writing, Fiction

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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• I'm not trying to convey a message, I'm just trying to tell a story.

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  Trying, Stories, Messages

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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• I don't convey that I can be moody or a perfectionist or that I'm a nervous person, but I am all those things. It's just not going to shine through when you're posting a picture.

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  Shining, Nervous, Perfectionist

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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• I'm very open in terms of sharing bits about my life, but I think it's very easy to get a distorted sense of who anyone is through social media.

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  Thinking, Media, Easy

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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