I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school.

In psychology (okay, Twilight) they teach you about the notion of imprinting, and I think it applies here. I reverse-imprinted with athleticism. Ours is the great non-love story of my life.

I really love "Bridget Jones's Diary" - and I love the book, too. You wonder how it ever got made into a movie. She's supposed to be chubby, and two of the hottest guys ever are straight-up fighting over her?

I don't need marriage. I don't need anyone to take care of all my needs and desires. I can take care of them myself now.

There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.

Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion

It doesn't help for you to name a character's first name be Mindy and then be like, "I'm nothing like the character."