- I don't want to be a writer so I can write about my life. I want to be a writer to escape from it. + Then you shouldn't be a writer.

If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself.

I'm really enjoying being single. I'm not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing.

It was the first honest emotional connection I'd had in a while. So I immediately panicked and had to leave.

The heart wants what the heart wants

I don't consider my work a job. I consider it a career. And you don't quit a career.

Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.