The Lies That Bind

by Emily Giffin

“They’re great,” I say, wondering why it’s so hard to describe the people we know and love the most.

At the end of the day, you just want to be happy and fulfilled and sometimes it’s hard to know what that looks like.”

But I tell myself that life and love sometimes don’t make sense, and it isn’t something I need to dwell on.

“The truth is the point,” Jasmine says. “The truth is always the point.”

The world is unpredictable and unsafe—we know that now more than ever—so maybe it’s about holding on to the things we can really count on.

We may not get do-overs in life, but we can always have fresh starts and new beginnings.

I began to learn that the world treats you the way you demand to be treated.