“My Instagram doesn't cover my insecurities, my lack of self-confidence...” — Amanda Gorman Quote

“My Instagram doesn't cover my insecurities, my lack of self-confidence, that week I spent crying... there's a question of whether I should be sharing that online.”

“What's really funny about being National Youth Poet Laureate is that not everyone even knows it exists.”

“I have to interweave my poetry with purpose. For me, that purpose is to help people, and to shed a light on issues that have far too long been in the darkness.”

“I think that there are empty ecological niches in the literary landscape crying to be filled and when a book more or less fills a niche it's seized on, even when it's a far from perfect fit.”

“Supernatural characters allow actors to experiment. The role isn't restricted to standing in the kitchen and crying. I love doing that, too. But I have done enough of that.”

“On Towie' everyone is like 'Oh look at Megan she's having a meltdown, she's crying over someone' but no, I just want them to see me not doing stupid things.”