I remember specifically my mother telling me growing up don't put my business in the street. I was like seven, and I am like, 'What does that mean.

Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.

People who know me, recognize a definite difference in my poise and in my personality, because I've grown.

There are some people who are very powerful who I will never name, because I want to be able to work in this town.

When I'm in an interview with someone who is not intelligent, but flat-out ignorant, idiotic and stupid, or just an ass, it really gives me a headache.

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.

I've never been a model, I was an actress for like a minute, but I've always been a writer. That's where I'm going to stay.