The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.

I'll show Luke I can fit into the city. I'll show him I can be a true New Yorker. I'll go the gym, and then I'll eat a bagel, and I'll ... shoot someone, maybe? Or maybe just the gym will be enough.

It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.

Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.

I had gone to Oxford to read music. I had done music all my life, but when I got to college I didn't want to do it anymore.

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.

You don't always have to know who you are. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what to do next.