It's the universal feeling that we all are alone - that we're all different. I think the movie's one resounding theme is that everybody feels the same, and we're all alone together. Some people come up to me on the street and thank me for helping them get through their teen years.

I write in bed, too. I find it very comforting. I want to sort of, like, crawl in a fetal position if I have to.

I've always been the go-to girl for all of my girlfriends in terms of relationship advice or clothing advice.

If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.

Sometimes when people have kids young, they're not ready.

People feel like they grew up with me.