I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

One way isn't better than the other; they're just different.

Really-nothing is unforgivable if you truly love someone.

Some of my very closest friends are my guy friends, going back to the third grade, so I believe in the integrity of the male-female friendship.

Luck is buying a lottery ticket along with your Yoo-hoo and striking it rich. Nothing about my life is lucky- it is all about hard work, it is all uphill struggle.

You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.