teen Quotes

I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.

When I was growing up, particularly during puberty in my teen years, I was so miserable because I elicited so much teasing and meanness from my teenage cohorts.

I did work at a mall in college – I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the ’80s. it’s clear that malls are where we live!

I don’t want to be a ‘teen star’ because so many people don’t ever grow out of that.

The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.

I remember as a teen being able to eat more than my father. I was growing so fast and my body couldn’t keep up.

Honestly, I never thought I’d actually be playing a teen lesbian. I didn’t think it was going to go this far. But I’m glad that it did, because there have been a lot of fans who have expressed that they’ve been going through similar situations in their lives.

Maybe that’s the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot.

I’m pretty sure this is it for the teen movie thing. It’s so frustrating to read when you get to page 20 and you’re like, Oy! It’s the same thing again!

Being a teen is past for me. Worrying about the world and my place in it is not.