“If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.”

“I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't.”

“I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.”

“How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible.”

“I think I have a dark view of the world. I have to make everything funny, otherwise it all seems so sad.”

“We had two rules growing up in my house: If you're going to take a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't waste water; and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybody's ...”

“I was raised right I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners.”

“I have often found this to be true since, that matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of t...”

“The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities...”

“The way you treat your food on your plate is a reflection of the way you treat people in your life. Learning how to dine teaches you not just how to eat but how to treat people.”