A biography for Meg Cabothasn’t been written yet.
“When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.”
“And that's that as you get older, you lose things, things you don't necessarily want to lose.”
“When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.”
“And you can't have two stars in one relationship. Somebody has to be willing to be the wagon...at lease some of the time”
“However, because they have no actual interests of their own (or if they do, they squelch them in order to fit in) and merely pursue those that they think will look best on their college apps, they're zombies.”
“Writing is a workout, just like going for a run!”
“The fact is, I love him. He's the boy I want and one day he'll be MINE.”
“I don't give books as gifts. Books are extremely personal, and I would hate to give someone a book that they don't like or want, because it would break my heart if they didn't read it.”
“Did you let him know that if he can't see fit to return your blow job immediately, you will have no choice but to sue?”
“My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!”
“When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that.”
“I usually know almost exactly how I feel. The problem is, I just can't tell anyone.”
“Cal: “Yesterday I was stuck in a car with you for eight hours.” Bastard. I didn’t even sing along with the radio. Much.Me: “Yeah. And?” Cal: “Something happened.”Me: “If you’re referring to my driving skills, may I just say I didn’t TOUCH that truck. What you felt was just the wind. We were going pretty fast. And there wasn’t even a scratch. I checked.”Every Boy's Got One”
“Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.”
“And I'm sure than in Poland, or somewhere, it is considered cool to drive a Porsche and wear necklaces and black silk, but at least back in Brooklyn if you did those things you were either a drug dealer or from New Jersey.”
“Bite me, Harry Potter.”
“It was around then that the phone rang. It was my friend Cee Cee, wanting to know if I cared to join her and Adam McTavish at the Coffee Clutch to drink iced tea and talk bad about everyone we know.”
“It’s one thing to protect yourself,” Dad yelled at me during our very next lunch. “That I get. Have I ever told you not to defend yourself? No. But did you have to permanently maim him? I spent all that money on that on that fancy school for girls-not to mention all that money for the shrinks-and what did that get me?”I shrugged. “A seven-figure civil suit?”
“It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth.”
“But mom's been depressed ever since her last boyfriend turned out to be a Republican.”