Once, my little sister was walking down the street in her thick black glasses, and a homeless man muttered, Talk nerdy to me.

I think what people really hate is to be caught by surprise by criticism.

It's very easy for me to say what success is. I think success is connecting with an audience who understands you and having a dialogue with them. I think success is continuing to push yourself forward creatively and not sort of becoming a caricature of yourself.

My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have a really similar body type, the squat New England woman who can roll out dough and bring in your lawnmower. That's kind of the vibe of my body, and I'm into it.

I think if you feel like you were born to write, then you probably were.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

I don"t feel like there are a tremendous amount of roles for the size I am.