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.
Cecily von Ziegesarthe only way to tolerate the thought of her mother sleeping with that man was to get drunk-very drunk.
Cecily von ZiegesarI always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.
Cecily von ZiegesarMy biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers.
Cecily von Ziegesar