When I write I'm never really thinking about themes or the universal.

That's the feeling [of relativity] I always had about [Judy Blume] books which I re-read and re-read and re-read.

Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a loud, a loud and proud approach to your sexuality at a young age isn't necessary to be a fully integrated person.

I think that people in the phase between being someone's kid and being someone's parent have always been uniquely narcissistic, but that social media and Twitter and LiveJournal make it really easy to navel-gaze in a way that you've never been able to before.

I kind of look like every other girl walking around.

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

When someone shows you how little you mean to them and you keep coming back for more, before you know it you start to mean less to yourself.