The more and more I got into writing, the harder and harder it became for me. I still love it, but it became much more problematic than I thought it would be.

New York has influenced me a lot in terms of my own independence. I'm really struck by the idea of authenticity, and I think New York embodies that idea, even though people are like, 'I miss the old New York.' But at its core, it has this natural, authentic energy. L.A. lacks that idea; it's painted over.

I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.

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