Of course I didn't have a boyfriend then. I didn't even have a camp boyfriend then [at age of 13].

If I were really really ridiculously wealthy, I wouldn’t buy a mansion, just tiny apartments in every city I love.

It definitely is something that can get frustrating, because you want to live life on your own terms, and it feels for a while like you can't. But I've come to understand that I got to have all these amazing experiences that other people don't have. So this is the trade-off.

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

The Hollywood stuff in the book tended to come later. I think it was because I was worried about leading with that stuff. I wanted to try to make sure that the other stories in the book were as interesting. I wanted to spend more time on them and craft them. The thing is, with writing, it's form or content.

Children change a lot in terms of personality. Camaraderie that you feel with somebody might not be there a year later.

If I were to talk to Lindsay Lohan, I'd encourage her to get the hell out of acting and into something soothing. Take up botany or something.