390 Quotes by Emily Giffin

Sorrow comes with so many defense mechanisms. You have your shock, your denial, your getting wasted, your cracking jokes, and your religion. You also have the old standby catchall--the blind belief in fate, the whole "things happening for a reason" drill.But my personal favorite defense has always been anger, with its trusty offshoots of self-righteous indignation, bitterness, and resentment.

He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.

I realize thirty is just a number, that you're only as old as you feel and all that. I also realize that in the grand scheme of things, thirty is still young. But it's not that young.

So much of how we see the world is the matter of interpretation. A matter of wishing and hoping rather than really deep-down believing.

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

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.

Change can be good but its always tough to let go of the past

...recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void...