For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.
You choose the end of the summer to fall in love with this guy because secretly, you don’t want it to last.
I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons.
I love things that are old and glittery, that come with layers of glamour and past lives.
I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.
I’m looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.
I’m really enjoying being single. I’m not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing.
We’re comfortable with movie stars having money. We’re comfortable with a woman marrying a rich guy and having money. We’re not so comfortable with a woman independently working in business and making a lot of money.
I think a young woman’s relationship with her father is really important.
There’s a brief moment when you first wake up, where you have no memories. A blissful blank slate, a happy emptiness.
This is the most powerful thing I can do! I’m going to be a writer.
He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after.
I know I’m not a wordsmith. And I don’t write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it’s really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.
I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour long dramedy. It’s a very tricky format.
It’s hard to be careful, though, when you feel indestructible.
I always thought that there was a really good chance that I wasn’t going to get married.
I have a house in the Connecticut countryside where you’ll always find me, summer or winter.
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there – I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.
When I was 8, I was reading a book in which it was snowing. When I looked outside, I expected there to be snow on the ground. I thought, “This is the most powerful thing I can do! I’m going to be a writer.”