I don't consider myself attractive. I'm an academic, and in academia, people will write you off if you look younger.

My writing circle isn't too full of people who fall into the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Tuesdays With Morrie" category.

I'm a big people pleaser; I had a very awkward adolescence. Part of me is still that person who wants everyone to like me.

My poor family. I try to protect them from my work. My parents are very religious, and my brother and sister are very normal. We have an understanding, I think, that what I do isn't quite down their alley.

If you're a beautiful Caucasian woman, and you commit a heinous crime, it's like people don't want to acknowledge the reality of your actions.

I think that in our culture there is this message to males that any time you can have sex with an attractive female, you should do it. But for females you always have to guard yourself against it, sort of keep sex at bay. You don't want to get a reputation, especially when you are under age.

I don't consider myself attractive. I'm an academic, and in academia, people will write you off if you look younger.