My grades in high school were not very good. I was that kind of perfectionist that figured if you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all?

If I were really really ridiculously wealthy, I wouldn’t buy a mansion, just tiny apartments in every city I love.

Puberty was definitely difficult for me.

I remember my friends and I looking forward to puberty because it seemed exciting at first.

I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, and even then, it felt like a hobby.

Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.

Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while.

Actually, I do like pink clothes, but it's not because I'm girly, it's because I'm the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde.

If I were to talk to Lindsay Lohan, I'd encourage her to get the hell out of acting and into something soothing. Take up botany or something.

I've always really loved stories told from the point of view of children.

If you can affect someone when they're young, you are in their heart forever.

Daddy, What's the horizontal tango?

I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.

The fate of all of us here has been to know that we are prisoners of power. No one knows why us in particular, but what a great fortune!

A warp," Nita whispered. "A tunnel through space-time. Are you a white hole?" It stopped bobbing, stared at her as if she had said something derogatory. (Do I look like a hole?)

All the honey that can be gathered from the flowers of this world has less sweetness than the vinegar and gall of Jesus Christ our Lord.

It's more important to be in right relationship than it is to be right.

A writer has to be driven crazy to help him to see. A writer needs his poisons.

Complaining advertizes your fears.

He just stood there, looking at me, as if I had actually changed before his eyes. But this was the girl I'd been all along. I'd just hidden her well.

James was truly an unknown quantity. He was really, physically drained in the spring and he got dinged in the fall. We brought him along slowly, but he has a great future. He's a natural receiver.