Emily Giffin Quotes about Regret

You’ll never regret being a good friend.

You’ll never regret being a good friend.

Regret, Good Friend, Never Regret

Emily Giffin (2010). “Something Borrowed: A Novel”, p.159, Macmillan

What every girl dreams of when she's dumped is - that the guy will someday feel regrest and come back and tell her all about it. And the beauty of it is you have no regrets whatsoever.

Emily Giffin

Girl, Dream, Regret

Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.166, Macmillan

Did she ever regret her choices? Were her decisions more clear-cut than mine - or are there always shades of gray whe it comes to matters of the heart?

Emily Giffin

Regret, Heart, Cutting

Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.194, St. Martin's Press

There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for forgiveness, nothing more.

Emily Giffin

Sorry, Regret, Two

Emily Giffin (2014). “The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 1: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Love the One You're With”, p.796, St. Martin's Press

Despite the fact that I have no regrets about how things turned out in my life, I still can't help wanting to understand my intense relationship with Leo, as well as that turbulent time between adolescence and adulthood when everything feels raw and invigorating and scary-and why those feelings are all coming back to me now.

Emily Giffin

Regret, Scary, Feelings

Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.167, Macmillan

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.

Emily Giffin

New Year, Fun, Regret

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

I had seen the light, come to believe that a wedding should be about a feeling between two people, not a show for the masses...It was a magical, romantic evening, and although I occasionally wish I had worn a slightly fancier dress, and that Nick and I had danced on our wedding night, I have no real regrets about the way we chose to do things.

Emily Giffin

Regret, Real, Believe

I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.

Emily Giffin

Regret, Fighting, Thinking

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