I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it.

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.

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

I usually wouldn't be this close to you without a tetnus shot.

I'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books!

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.

My 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.