Do you know why we pay trainers and nutritionists? Because having to muster interest in the minor successes of someone else's journey toward pedestrian-ass healthiness is taxing and should be compensated.

LaCroix sparkling water is absolutely delicious.

The second single from 'Purpose,' Justin Bieber's fourth studio album, 'Sorry' is an infectious confection - a Dorito for your ears.

Part of me just wants 'Jane' magazine back, and 'Sassy,' too.

I'm a big believer in puking out all your thoughts in a single sitting and getting some version of the work down, because the alternative just prolongs the agony. The first draft is hideous and ajskdlkdfksjdfslfjk, but it's just a map for where the big blocks go.

My brother's in comics. I work in media.

As a consumer, I love superheroes.

I commit words to paper and the Internet for everyone to pick apart, so I think I tend to be a lot more cynical and dulled.

I'm definitely an indoor kid who's turned into an inside person.

Jockeying for a popularity position has been a valorized teen tradition since the notion of a discrete teen stage of life was invented.

I love New York, but sometimes New York is so mean to you.

The thing about living in New York as a writer is that you hit that age where it feels like everyone has a book all at the same time. It's like that one year where you're invited to twenty weddings.

I have a lot of respect for people who write a whole book because I've heard it will kill you.

Eventually, I just want to write wavy little short stories.

Hopefully, if I get enough of a fan army together, people will let me write fiction.

The thing that I find interesting about teens now is that no matter how desperate we seem to be taxonomically 'othering' them, for one reason or another - because the Internet, because whatever - I feel like a lot of the benchmarks and the experiences are, you know, same for teens through time immemorial.

Your mom is the first person you fall in love with, so it's loaded forever and carries all this baggage. There's almost always a communication barrier in place. In my case it's a language and cultural barrier, but other times, it's because your mother's love is conditional or because you're fundamentally different.

I've always been a texting advocate.

Even if you're having a snack, enjoying it in a beautiful teacup or on a lovely plate makes it feel like more of an event.

An all-white space has a purity that is refreshing and serene.

Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you.

It's important to remember that life is hectic and unpredictable.

Even if it's snowing or raining, I'm always wearing sunscreen.

Most of the time, even if I'm at home in my sweatpants, I probably have a pair of slippers on.

For a ballerina, the center of balance is everything - creating a strong center of balance begins with building strong abdominal muscles.

I like to think that when you take care of yourself, when you do nice things for yourself, it has a nice ripple effect on the rest of the world.

Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel.

Nail polish is like the icing on the beauty cake.

When you're wearing pointe shoes, honestly, they hurt - a lot - every day.

Ballet can be hard on your joints, and when you're on a movie set doing take after take, it can become really repetitive.

I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it.

To look and feel your best, it's essential to work out, eat well, and make sure that you are also drinking plenty of water and getting enough sleep.

For a ballerina, the worst thing imaginable is big thighs.

Generally speaking, I love a workout that includes stretching and toning exercises for legs and core on the mat paired with ballet-inspired cardio and Barre exercises to get the heart rate up and take the results to the next level.

A few times a week, I'll put on La Roche-Posay's Active C Facial Moisturizer. That's probably my favorite cream. It clears up my skin a bit and provides more of an anti-wrinkle element.

A simple ballet wrap sweater heats the back muscles but is easy to put on or take off without disturbing a dancer's makeup or hair before a performance or during a workout.

A lot of fitness is about contractions - you're doing squats, or you're on a bike and your knees are bending but never stretching all the way, so your muscles get strengthened but look short and thick.

Rather than thinking about what not to eat, I like to focus on what I can eat to look and feel my best.

I'm very sensitive to salt. I always see and feel a big difference in my body when I eat it, so I try to consume salt in moderation.

A lot of fitness has that very masculine energy and drive, and that never worked for me. I want to be challenged. I don't want to be told that I'm terrible and that I suck and that I'm not good enough - that's not motivating.

Ballet targets smaller muscles that you don't often use - instead of working your quads, it works the inside and the back of your leg.

The muscles that are used in Ballet Beautiful are similar to those used in classic ballet. They're also muscles that don't get used very often, which is why it burns so much.

Ballet was just something that I always wanted to do.

I train a lot of celebrities, including a lot of women who work for Victoria's Secret as Angels.

I don't believe in depriving myself; it's an unhealthy state of mind.

On weekends, I do brunch at home: whole grain bagels, lox, avocado, eggs, and organic bacon.

For ballet dancers, style is about melding personal expression with physical form.

Working out should be empowering! It should make you look and feel strong, elegant, healthy - the best possible version of you.

When you work out a lot, it's so important to eat the right foods.

I launched Ballet Beautiful not long after finishing at Columbia and met Natalie Portman shortly after. We began training and preparing her for her role in 'Black Swan.' From there, I continued to build and expand the method itself along with the business, always looking for ways to share the workout with others around the world.