Sometimes, when I can't get to sleep, I imagine all the rules I'd invent if I ever got to be in charge of the world.

My childhood was spent embracing one literary heroine after another. I identified passionately with each one and would slavishly imitate them.

Life's too short for minimalism.

I once tried to give him a friendly little "drugs chat". He politely corrected me on every single fact, then said he'd noticed I drank above the recommended guidelines of Red Bull and did I think I might have an addiction? That was the last time I tried to act like the older sister.

Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.

We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends.