When I'm writing flawed characters, I just think about my own flaws.

Mainly, I try not to think about my readers as I write - I just think of my characters and myself - If they're interesting to me, my hope is that they'll be interesting to others as well.

I think boys don't always like to read books with female protagonist - I don't even know what to say about this.

Sometimes...you have to try to forget people you love just so you can keep living.

A long time ago, Anne used to talk about energy - how that was all that love was - ions connecting across synapses of time and air. Don't rationalize, she'd say. None of it will ever make sense. I leaned back against the wall and closed my eyes, not wanting to cry. Anne was right. None of it made any sense.

You can't always be pushing people away. Someday nobody'll come back.

We live inside our parents' backstory.