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Cecily von Ziegesar, born on June 27, 1970, is an American author known for her young adult novels. She gained widespread recognition and commercial success with her 'Gossip Girl' series, which revolves around the lives and relationships of wealthy teenagers in New York's Upper East Side.

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“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.”

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“Blair liked to think of herself as a hopeless romantic in the style of old movie actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. She was always coming up with plot devices for the movie she was starring in at the moment, the movie that was her life.”

Thinking Moments Style Actresses Plot Devices Hopeless Blair Hopeless Romantic Hepburn Audrey Old Movie

Book:Gossip Girl: #1: A Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar

Source: Gossip Girl: #1: A Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar

“You know when you see a gorgeous boy on the street and you say to your friend, "Look at him!" and then your friend makes a face like, ugly? We all have such totally varied tastes that someone is going to look at you and think, yum-yum dee-lish, no matter what you think you look like. You just have to learn to see what they see.”

Thinking Knows Looks Matter Faces Boys Streets Like You Taste No Matter What Ugly Gorgeous

Book:Gossip Girl #4: Because I'm Worth it: A Gossip Girl Novel

Source: Gossip Girl #4: Because I'm Worth it: A Gossip Girl Novel

“There's a boy who they call Pony! He's always acting gross and horny! He thinks he's got a lot down there, but he sure wears tiny underwear!”

Thinking Acting Boys Tiny Gross Underwear Horny Ponies

Author:Cecily von Ziegesar

“So Mr.Bass why do you think you should become an Usher?" asked the interviewer.Chuck smiled. Because I'm Chuck Bass.”

Thinking Should Bass Chuck Interviewers

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“oh my god, she couldn't help thinking. I have hairy legs and I'm going to die alone.”

Thinking Helping Dies Legs

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“I'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books!”

Thinking Needs Book Reading Reading More

Book:Gossip Girl 3: All I Want is Everything

Source: Gossip Girl 3: All I Want is Everything

“She was doing that thing some people do when they act nice and chipper and interested, while just below the surface they’re thinking really mean thoughts, and you can never call them on it because they’d just accuse you of being paranoid.”

People Thinking Mean Nice Surface Really Mean Paranoid Below The Surface

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“The girls show more skin these days, but I think, generally, they behave the same way as when I was growing up.”

Thinking Way Shows Girl Growing Up Growing Skins These Days Behave

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“I'm just a crazy person. I mean, I really didn't have any trouble coming up with weird ways for people to die. I think I'm just very twisted!”

People Thinking Way Mean Persons Dies Trouble Crazy Twisted Crazy Person

Author:Cecily von Ziegesar

“Even now, I change my style and clothes from one day to the next, but during high school I blended in. I think a lot of people are that way. I guess that's why I can write about an array of characters.”

People Thinking Way Writing I Can Character School Next Style One Day Clothes High School

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“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.”

Thinking Want Writing Faces Down And Egomaniacs

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About the Author

Born: June 27, 1970
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Quotes: 63

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