You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.

Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.

You choose the end of the summer to fall in love with this guy because secretly, you don’t want it to last.

Meanwhile I'll probably see him again. That's how sick I am.

My decorating and renovation skills are nil - indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as 'window dressing.

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal." -The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons.