When I was 16, 17, 18 years old, I felt like I had seen it all and done it all, and I was really kind of negative about everything.
Cecily von ZiegesarMost people were raised to believe they are just as good as the next person. I was always told I was better.
Cecily von ZiegesarI feel something vibrating and I really hope it's your phone." Serana told Dan, who blushed.
Cecily von ZiegesarWhen I meet other parents and they're more 'mumsy' than I am - you know, I don't want to be 'mumsy,' but I'm like, 'Were you always like that or... what happened?
Cecily von ZiegesarFace it, you have to be sort of an egomaniac to write something down and think that anyone is going to want to read it.
Cecily von ZiegesarI used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.
Cecily von Ziegesar