We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American pastime for a lot of women.

I didn't completely forget how to be nice or feminine because I have a career.

Bribes and boy bands. That’s all you need to be a babysitter.

Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?

I write a little bit about what it's like to be a female boss in my book [ Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] and the things I've noticed about that, but by and large, it's just a tough job in general.

My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.

My dad's whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didn't have that big Indian community. I don't really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, 'meh, let's talk about something else.'