I went to a Christian School, and when I reached a certain age, I wasn't allowed to wear pants to school anymore. There was a big conference about it with my parents about how unladylike it was for me to wear pants ,this was a school where the principal and once of the coaches stood at the front door with a wooden ruler to make sure girls' skirts were an inch below their knee. So, from that day forward, I had to wear skirts, which meant that I couldn't play on the playground like I used to. I really feel like I could've been the next Serena Williams if not for that.

I'm not somebody who believes in evil.

I don't understand people who say they're bored. Look out your window.

Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going.

Usually, guys, when something bad happens, they punish someone else.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.

Don't try to follow in my footsteps. Make your own footsteps! No one else can tell the stories that are inside of you except for you.