Where We Belong

by Emily Giffin

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” and “The purpose of life is a life of purpose” and “He who fails to plan, plans to fail.”

life is fast. And it keeps speeding up. Sometimes I lose track of the season—or even the year. And we just have to make the best of it all. Our choices. Our fleeting moments together.”

Things are what they are and there’s no point dwelling in the past or wondering what could have been.”

What’s not to love’ is hardly a reason to love,” she says. “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.”