Quotes from Sara Shepard

If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.

My sister and I visited Iceland in 2001, and I incorporated it into 'Pretty Little Liars.'

I know these are going to sound like school reading-list suggestions, but if you like dystopian fiction, you should check out some of the originals: 'Anthem,' by Ayn Rand; '1984,' by George Orwell; or 'Brave New World,' by Aldous Huxley.

'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.

There are some remedies worse than disease.

I like to run in a new place to help me find my way around.

People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'

I kept a journal when I was a teenager, so I definitely look back on those to see how I dealt with friends and cliques and getting picked on, or boyfriend breakups.

With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.

Judy Blume especially sort of broke the boundaries of what is appropriate and what should be written about - what teenagers are actually doing.

Secrets are very intriguing - I always think that's an interesting theme.

Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.

I'm still here, bitches. And I know everything. -A

The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets...

Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it

Never under estimate a pretty little liar.

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth.

Strangers see you the way you want them to see you. You can't fool friends…that's what makes them friends... Pretty Little Liars

Don't get too comfortable. It's not over until I say it is. -A

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the naughtiest of them all?

You know what they say about hope. It breeds eternal misery!

Don't believe everything you hear