Emily Giffin Quotes

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.

Once you give up, you know you're done.

You should despair and run away.

What are you waiting for in order to give up?

There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.

There comes a time when you have to shut it off, let it go, and say it's not going to happen.

If you are a card-carrying human being, chances are that you share the same fear as all other humans: the fear of losing love, respect and connection to others. And if you are human, in order to avoid or prevent the pain, trauma and perceived devastation of the loss, you will do anything to avoid your greatest fear from being visited on you.

If you can't do it, give up!

Let's get one thing straight - there is a big difference between a quitter and someone who gives up. Unfortunately, I have the right to make this claim because I fit into the category of 'quitter.'

Americans are really good at throwing their hands up and walking away from things.

What do you fear, most of all? The possibility that love may not be enough.

I'm never going to run this again.

You don't know what you're doing. You're just hoping that people won't make fun of you. I had no idea how it would turn out.

Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest faith we have, and the unbeliever- the blasphemer, the dissenter- will stimulate in us the most righteous of furies.

The fearful are the failing.

I might kiss you. I might be bad at it. That's not possible.

So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;Evil,be thou my good.

Even though I'm in love, sometimes I get so afraid.

So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

So we gave up. I'd finally had enough of chasing after a ghost who did not want to be seen. We'd failed, maybe, but some mysteries aren't meant to be solved.

Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.

I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.

I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to.

A lack of communication leaves fear and doubt.