I liked the idea of giving Eligible a feminist flavor. While I do think that in Pride and Prejudice, Liz Bennet is very bold, she is also very restricted in terms of what's appropriate for her to do and the ways it's appropriate for her to behave. One of the differences between Pride and Prejudice and Eligible is that my female characters take more initiative in their romantic lives.

Anyone who's really interested in anything spends time alone.

I guess because twins have this mystique, and triplets - I think the normal sibling connection potentially can be very powerful, and there's this idea that it's even more powerful. It really is, not just someone like me, but another version of me.

I feel like a lot of life is distasteful and embarrassing. And you just push through it. You fix what you can, and you let time pass.

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

What greater happiness is there than the privilege of being bored together?

The better you learn to take care of yourself, the less you settle for being around people who can't or won't treat you as well as you're accustomed.