There's always that seventh-grade girl who looks like she's 25. And you're like, How do you do it? How do you do it, Sarah Jaxheimer?Why is your hair always so shiny?!

Since I was old enough to understand what a songwriter/producer is, I've had a curiosity about how Max Martin creates what he creates. I wanted to see that happen. I wanted to be there. I wanted to learn from him.

I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded.

But then you make eye contact with someone across the room and it clicks and you’re right there in love again.

Standing there at the stage door to the rest of your life. Time to dip your toe into the deep end. Try things. Say hi already. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Mess up again. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it. Hold your friends close. Gather your strength. Gain wisdom and beautiful stories. Be brave, and you'll have the time of your life.

Appreciate what you have while you have it and the beauty in what’s there right now and try to preserve it for tomorrow.

It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.