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!

No matter the truth, people see what they want to see.

I know hate is a strong word and everything, but its okay: we're teenagers.

the only way to tolerate the thought of her mother sleeping with that man was to get drunk-very drunk.

And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell...You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl

Open the fridge and put My heart on a plate. I'm just as you left me, and I taste even better leftover.

Even now, I change my style and clothes from one day to the next, but during high school I blended in. I think a lot of people are that way. I guess that's why I can write about an array of characters.