Do not tell me what to do and do not tell me what I can't do.

It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.

The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.

I'm an e-mail junkie though I'm trying to read my in-box only twice a day and to answer all at once.

"Summer Sisters" was actually was a huge influence on "Girls" because it was the first thing I ever consumed that sort of looked at the way that female friendship can be glorious and can be complicated and can be so like a worse betrayal than something romantic and it just showed these archetypes of femininity than totally sort of individuated them and exploded them.

Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.