I don't know why boys expect us to like boy movies. We don't expect them to like girl movies.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

Because you're my friend, wingnut.

Me: "If you want me to be a teenager, don't send me to Support Group. Buy me a fake ID so I can go to clubs, drink vodka, and take pot." Mom: "You don't take pot, for starters." Me: "See, that's the kind of thing I'd know if you got me a fake ID.

Every time I try to set something in Chicago, I get intimidated by 'Augie March.' It's easy to set something in Indianapolis - we don't have 'Augie March' here. But I love writing about Chicago, and I love being there and imagining lives in Chicago. I hope to set something there in the future, but it's intimidating.

The part I enjoy most is not the doing, but the noticing.

Caring doesn't sometimes lead to misery. It always does.