I'm not saying you need to take a break because you're crazy. I'm saying you need to take a break so you can be crazy, and people aren't going to judge you. You're going to do dumb stuff from here on out. But do it in your own time. Do it safely. You can afford to protect yourself and still have fun.

The reason I never want a book to end is that I start to feel like the characters are my friends. I'll miss them when they're gone.

If you believe in yourself anything is possible.

My mom always says if my head weren't attached to my neck I would love it because literally so much is going on that I have no time to think about anything. I just constantly have to be on my toes and do whatever is needed at a moments notice.

One day. my kids are gonna be like, 'What do you mean, gay people couldn't get married?' Just like most of my friends are black, and I find it hard to believe that my great-grandmother and even my grandmother couldn't hang out with black kids when they were young.

What I make isn't about me. It's about sharing my story; it's about someone being connected to what I'm saying.

There are times in my life where I've had boyfriends or girlfriends.