“You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)”

“No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck. ”

“A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you.”

“Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!”

“desperately wanting to define what's in the air between us but unwilling to make the first move”

“His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.”

“I know that the problem isn't the dream per se. It was the way I felt afterward, once awake.”

“My work has often been described as “chick lit” and for the most part the term doesn’t bother me. I think it simply signals to readers that the book is about women, written for women (although many men enjoy my books), about issues that concern women (relationships, careers, etc.) The only thing that bothers me is when the label is used disparagingly, to imply that all chick lit is, by definition, superficial, beach-read fluff because I believe that this is akin to saying that all women are devoid of substance and the issues that concern us, are fundamentally trivial ones. And I take issue with that.”

“As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are what makes us who we are and what can change us, if we let them.”

“You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)”

“What every girl dreams of when she's dumped is - that the guy will someday feel regrest and come back and tell her all about it. And the beauty of it is you have no regrets whatsoever.”