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The story line was done in a way that's organic and was doled out very slowly in little bites. We think that's authentic for this character, that her feelings are very deeply buried or she never felt them.

I feel like I've come out of this grown up, maybe because I live through the character vicariously and she grows up so much during the course of this story.

It really is about the heart of a woman that makes her beautiful.

I loved that about her because I knew it would open the door for a lot of comedy, because I knew that the conflict would come, because not many people live like the way she does.

I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.

I love the novel because it's like a love affair. You can just fall into it and keep going, and you never know where it's going to take you.

The stories I love the most are where the author has a lot of empathy for everyone. The author loves their characters and takes their situations really seriously, and you feel like you're just dropped into a different world.

She's a very charismatic character, and she holds the whole play together.

The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.

I really like the short stories that Melissa Bank writes. I think she's sort of channeling the female version of J.D. Salinger in more recent days.