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I was the ugly duckling until I reached puberty.

When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.

I was a lone duck in a swan-filled pond who criticized everyone.

I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was just kind of that awkward theater kid with a bunch of athletes... it was very 'Glee.'

In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and Gretel syndrome, it was a mistake. It wasn't a duckling, it was a cygnet, and that's why it turned into a swan. The duckling should with any luck turn into a nice clucking duck and get on with its life. Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

Very ugly things were said about me.