I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.

You know you love me. Xoxo, GossipGirl.

Just because we can't be together doesn't mean I don't love you

Face it, you have to be sort of an egomaniac to write something down and think that anyone is going to want to read it.

It really kind of sucked to be close to someone for so long and then suddenly not be anything anymore.

The girls show more skin these days, but I think, generally, they behave the same way as when I was growing up.

I'm always saying that my books are not autobiographical because they're not. I can't choose any one scene and say, 'Oh, this is exactly what happened to me!' I just use little snippets of things as a starting point!