I've come to the conclusion that, aside from Nazis, the Taliban, and possibly the honey badger, there is no one on the planet more merciless than a teenage girl once she's decided she dislikes you.

But I let it slide, because, hello, hot guy.

I didn’t know what I was supposed to say about that, so I just said, "Wow

Remember... life is short. Each moment you have is precious. Treasure every second. Don't spend them doing anything you don't love.

if you give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, if you teach a man to fish he'll eat all the fish you may have caught for yourself

One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.

and standing before me a bloodied bottle of Absolut in her hand, is Mrs. Allington, her pink jogging suit drenched, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with contempt as she stared down at Rachel's prone body. Mrs. Allington shakes her head. "I'm a size twelve," she says.