I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.

My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves.

We had two rules growing up in my house: If you're going to take a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't waste water and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybody's going to want one.

Your own experience keeps taking you towards something. My book adds the hope that it's a better something.

If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.