First Comes Love Quotes

“But there is one constant, one thing you can always count on: that not only does love come first, but at the end, it is the only thing that remains.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Grief is a mystery to be lived through, not a problem to be solved,”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“I find myself wondering which is more egregious, to pretend to be happy when you’re not, or to feel so consistently dissatisfied when you should be happy.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“A drunk mind speaks a sober heart,”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Much later, she would go back and read the entry, and think to herself that memories were that way, too. When you wanted to forget, everything would return in raw, brutal focus. When you wanted to remember, the details would slip away like a dream at dawn.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“It’s not because Noah Wilson looks like a fucking bearded Norse god or anything. Nope, that’s not way at all.”
― Emily Goodwin, First Comes Love

“I know by now that you can’t control your life, no matter how hard you try. That inevitably people leave and disappoint and die. But there is one constant, one thing you can always count on: that not only does love come first, but in the end, it is the only thing that remains.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Everyone has issues. And at the end of the day...you are who you are.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“When you wanted to savor something, it would speed by in a blur. When you wanted to get past something, it would drag on forever. Elaine”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“That either (a) she uses children to hide her real adult emotions, or (b) she is still a child herself.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Because sometimes I have the feeling that everyone thinks that everyone else is living a fairy tale. Especially in the South. People fake things so much. Put on a happy face and show off your perfect life.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“But there is one constant, one thing you can always count on: that not only does love come first, but in the end, it is the only thing that remains.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Being around people didn’t make me uneasy, I just preferred to be alone most of the time.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“We all agree that there is no bright-line litmus test for what works in marriage, or what happiness looks like. That it all comes down to the two people inside the relationship.”
― Emily giffin, First Comes Love

“I’m not really shy. I’m an introvert.” I went on to explain the difference—the fact that being around people didn’t make me uneasy, I just preferred to be alone most of the time.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“She says that everyone creates a version of her life that she wishes were true and tries to believe.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“It occurs to me that as different as we are in our behavior and decisions, our most basic, knee-jerk emotional reactions to really big things are often remarkably similar. And it is in these moments that I am most grateful for my sister.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“And so I do, with Gabe’s help, feeling as scared as ever about the uncertain journey ahead, but also at peace. I know by now that you can’t control your life, no matter how hard you try. That inevitably people leave and disappoint and die. But there is one constant, one thing you can always count on: that not only does love come first, but in the end, it is the only thing that remains.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“But I still remained paralyzed by indecision, reluctance, and endless second-guessing...”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Ellen laughs, as we’ve both made fun of those nauseating Facebook posts that use a religious concept to justify their thinly veiled bragging.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“I nod, thinking the whole concept of the path not taken is partly what has always troubled me.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“I think of Josie’s theory that it’s all interrelated, that it all goes back to that night in December, all of our decisions and dreams and mistakes from the past inextricably linked.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Time is a tricky thing...”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“When you wanted to forget, everything would return in raw, brutal focus. When you wanted to remember, the details would slip away like a dream at dawn.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Some things will never be okay.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“Some thinks will never be okay.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“But he was a golden child, too good for the world.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“prescription for a prenatal vitamin, as you will need”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love

“I live every day like it could be my last. Enjoy every second I have. I don’t waste time worrying over unimportant details.”
― Emily Goodwin, First Comes Love

“I also appreciate Amy’s forty-something perspective that the thirties are a grind for many, and motherhood isn’t the constantly blissful journey everyone thinks it will be when they attend their pink or blue or yellow baby shower.”
― Emily Giffin, First Comes Love