When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don't have it, then I don't have it, but at least I'm going to put myself out there. If I fail, I'm going to fail terrifically.

I keep seeing the Backstreet Boys on TV and all their fans and I'm thinking, I was one of those girls when I was little. Ohmigod.

I hate pretty looking boys. I'd rather have a guy with a potbelly than one who's in the gym all the time and watches what he eats.

I don't care how stylish something is if it doesn't flatter me.

The danger that keeps me just a little frightened with every book I write, however, is that I'll overreach myself once too often and try to write a story that …

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.