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.

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.

I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.

Getting the pretty back is about getting back in touch with your essential self: the part of you that knows what you really want.

I never really felt like I belonged in California.

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.