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

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Downtime Drinks Enjoy Friends Going Having Husband Light Movies Runs True

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I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break.

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Break Doing Important Present Take Think Try Whatever You I Think

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

~Emily Giffin

Topics: About Characters Flawed In Other Words Other People Real Real People Real Women Try Women Words Write

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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

Topics: Certain Certain Things Go Having Impossible Just Perfect Recognize Thing Things Try You

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Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Energy Guilt Supreme Time Waste Waste Of Time

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

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Again Character Long Long Time Something Teen Time Try Wanted Writing

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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.

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Books Choices Feel Life Lot Make Making My Own Opposed Own Right Should Society Theme Truly Wants You

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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

Topics: About Between Course Draw Fight Going His Husband Inevitably My Own Own Recent Relationships Sister Sisters Think Wife Write Writing I Write

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

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Always Bags Big Call Clutch Husband Investment Laughs Pieces Shoes Them Weaknesses Well

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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.

~Emily Giffin

Topics: Bit Book Cheesy Jacket Like Little Little Bit Match Thing Wear

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 20th, 1972

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