She was doing that thing some people do when they act nice and chipper and interested, while just below the surface they’re thinking really mean thoughts, and you can never call them on it because they’d just accuse you of being paranoid.

oh my god, she couldn't help thinking. I have hairy legs and I'm going to die alone.

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

Oh, don't be a spoilsport. Gossip is sexy. Gossip is good. Not everybody does it, but everybody should!

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

Most people were raised to believe they are just as good as the next person. I was always told I was better.

I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them.