The people who get places in life just say yes to everything.

I don't read the "letters" section of Time magazine. I think it's just my habit as a reader. I don't read comments on stories, in general.

I want to be heavily tied to a city that I write for every week, that knows my stuff and I can interact with.

If you're at my level and you go to a bookstore, even a good turnout is not that many people. Sometimes it is. But for the most part, it's not a huge turnout.

I have some idea that if I pick on [boy band] One Direction, I'll get a ton of hate mail, because I know that when you're 15, you love a band like you will kill people. But I don't quite realize that that's true about people - adults - who read The Hunger Games.

Basically, I wake up, take care of my son for a little while, and then like, "I am gonna write!" And then I wind up.

I always thought that being at Time and tweaking your bosses and exploiting your expense account was just fun. Just joyous.