“I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through...” — Jandy Nelson Quote

“I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.”

“This is what I want: I want to grab my brother's hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders.”

“I was actually born in New York, and spent some of my childhood in Boston. But my family moved to San Diego when I was 12, and I went to high school here.”

“I drop on my back on the bed, panting and sweating. How will I survive this missing? How do others do it? People die all the time. Every day. Every hour. There are families all over the world staring at beds that are no longer slept in, shoes that are no longer worn. Families that no longer have to buy a particular cereal, a kind of shampoo. There are people everywhere standing in line at the movies, buying curtains, walking dogs, while inside, their hearts are ripping to shreds. For years. For their whole lives. I don't believe time heals. I don't want it to. If I heal, doesn't that mean I've accepted the world without her?”

“I do have a tendency to want to go back to school at all times in my life. Maybe I'll do the Ph.D. in art history when I'm 50, or maybe divinity school. I like teaching, too.”

“I'm a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes.”

“Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From 'I adore her; I talk to her five times a day' to 'I decided to cut her out of my life.' For most women, it's in between.”

“I didn't ask to be a role model. I don't like that responsibility. But if you see something in me that you really adore, thank you.”

“Analog, electronic, whatever it happens to be, I simply love and adore literally every aspect of making music.”

“I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it.”

“I adore Jane Lynch, so just to get the opportunity to work with her was phenomenal.”