To preach abstinence, I think, is absolutely not the right message to give to kids.

I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger.

I don't like being alone. I haven't been alone since I got a boyfriend.

I think once you sort of cross over and you realize what books can be - and if they mean something to you - there's just no stopping you.

I've always been the bookish type, and I've never really hidden that about myself.

I don't have control over how people choose to perceive me. The only thing I have control over is my writing.

From my experience, forgiving is the only way to survive.