My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn't dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I'm trying to keep my head on my shoulders.

I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.

The other day, I saw a blog post where a woman wrote about why she was unfollowing me and that made me feel incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed about my tweets. I also feel more exposed now that I've become a more visible writer but then I try to get over all that and just use Twitter the way I want.

With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.

Intellectually, I know I am worthy, however arbitrary a thing worthiness is, and have always been worthy.

The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth.

I am interested in intense, unbreakable emotional connections and oftentimes, such connections can be found between siblings.