Quotes from Sarah Mlynowski

Why do you think people cheat?," I asked. "Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught?

Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you....

Part of me could do it. Run off and get married. But another part... Another part of me wondered if I could really trust anyone. If all relationships were all doomed.

You don't just decide to have sex because you feel like having sex. You decide to have sex once you realize you're in love with someone and want to express that love physically.

Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April.

Liking someone doesn't make you weak.

A guy who treats his mom well, treats his wife well.

I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures.

Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.

A friendship can't survive on childhood memories alone. We have to create new experiences, or the friendship will shrivel up.

Lightning only strikes once," my dad said. "And when it hits, you know.

That's our story. How we became a we. And that's what we are these day. A we. When you're a group that can hear each other's thoughts, the line between I and We gets kind of blurry.

you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.

Normal is boring. Who wants that?

When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.

What house do you belong to?" "Ravenclaw," I say. The clever one. The woman hands me the blue Ravenclaw scarf. "You're also kind of a Hufflepuff, don't you think?" Leela asks. "Hardworking, loyal . . . Although last night you were a total Gryffindor. So brave." "Maybe I'm Divergent," I say. I pose under the Platform 9¾ sign, point my wand, and smile for Leela's photo.

There's a lid for every pot

I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same.

I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series.

In 'Bras & Broomsticks,' Rachel Weinstein gets the shock of her life when she discovers that her mom and her younger sister, Miri, are both... witches! In 'Frogs & French Kisses,' Rachel and her witchy family are back - Miri is busy zapping up ways to save the world, while Mom has gone boy crazy and become a magicaholic.

Even though I knew my way around Facebook, Twitter terrified me. RT? OH? Hootsuite? Huh? My Twitter-savvy friends attempted to explain what a hashtag was, but, still mystified, I signed up for an online Twitter 101 class. Yes. I'm geeky like that.

When you go on vacation with people, you learn a lot about them.

When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.

I always work from an outline.