I've done kissing scenes with people who have been loaded. I'd think, 'Do you actually have to drink that Jack Daniels to kiss me?'

Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately.

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

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.

The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.