the garbage cans and mailboxes on the sidewalk would stay the same, but the people would be just a beautiful blur of motion. Cecily von Ziegesar More Quotes by Cecily von Ziegesar More Quotes From Cecily von Ziegesar I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job. Cecily von Ziegesar girl jobs book I remember, in my senior year, one of my teachers taking me aside and saying: 'You look really tired.' This was when I was being a bad kid and she knew that something was wrong. Cecily von Ziegesar senior tired teacher I have no sense of what I should or shouldn't talk about. I just blather. Which is why it's fun to write 'Gossip Girl.' I do tend to just talk about anything. Cecily von Ziegesar girl writing fun I feel like 'Gossip Girl' isn't really 'Gossip Girl' anymore when they're away at school because they don't go to NYU; they go to, like, Yale and Brown. New York City is just as much a character as anyone else in the books, and I was really sort of reluctant to show them off in their separate college worlds. Cecily von Ziegesar girl new-york book I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them. Cecily von Ziegesar girl hate writing My biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers. Cecily von Ziegesar smart girl character I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it. Cecily von Ziegesar staring people Face it, you have to be sort of an egomaniac to write something down and think that anyone is going to want to read it. Cecily von Ziegesar want writing thinking My high school wasn't a big public school; it was tiny. There were 36 girls in my graduating class. We were a big group of girls that by the time senior year came along couldn't wait to get away from school fast enough but we loved each other. It's really fun to see the girls at reunions now. Cecily von Ziegesar senior girl fun I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything. Cecily von Ziegesar mother character book But she'd wanted him there and there he was. A lamb ready for slaughter. Cecily von Ziegesar slaughter lambs ready It really kind of sucked to be close to someone for so long and then suddenly not be anything anymore. Cecily von Ziegesar kind long 'Gossip Girl' came out in rapid succession over two years, so the endings always had to be suspenseful so that you couldn't wait for the next one. Cecily von Ziegesar girl two years ...forgiving is not the same as forgetting. Cecily von Ziegesar forgiving forget Who has time to make up stories when the truth is so much more interesting? Cecily von Ziegesar truth-is stories interesting You want to fly in jets, and I just want to fly" -Baby Carlyle Cecily von Ziegesar jet want baby You know you love me. Xoxo, GossipGirl. Cecily von Ziegesar gossip-girl gossip girl I don't eat chicken abortions! Cecily von Ziegesar abortion chickens I feel something vibrating and I really hope it's your phone." Serana told Dan, who blushed. Cecily von Ziegesar phones feels I usually wouldn't be this close to you without a tetnus shot. Cecily von Ziegesar shots
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