Fool Me Once...
"...usually I don't make the same mistake twice. I make new ones, but I don't usually repeat my old ones." —Vanity Fair, September 2015
What's a Deal Breaker?
"Here's what I've learned about deal-breakers. If you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal." —Glamour U.K., November 2013
Damn Double Standard
"That seems like a very normal thing for a young 20-something to do, and that is my biggest scandal." —On being judged when she would break up with someone she wasn't compatible with; Esquire, 2014
Glare of the Spotlight
"I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime. And I'm not comfortable providing that kind of entertainment anymore...And so, I just don't date."
—On taking a break from dating, in the Sept. 25, 2014, issue of Rolling Stone
And You Love the Game
"I think everyone should approach relationships from the perspective of playing it straight and giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Until he establishes that this is a game. And if it's a game, you need to win. The best thing to do is just walk away from the table." —Glamour, February 2014
That Girl
"In every friendship group, you've got one or two girls where you hear people say, 'Oh, she's so different around her boyfriend!' I never wanted to be that girl. So that was a huge goal of mine: never ever become someone else for the sake of a relationship." —Vanity Fair, September 2015
Shake It Off
"You learn, you really do...I'm trying to shake it off. I'm not ready to jump back into anything." —On learning from past mistakes and unwittingly coming up with a song title in the process; On Air With Ryan Seacrest, 2008
True Romance
"I just think it's pointless if you're not in love. And I don't have the energy to be in love right now."
--On why she doesn't hook up, to RS, Sept. 25, 2014.
Maturity Before Men
We even have girls in our group who have dated the same people. It's almost like the sisterhood has such a higher place on the list of priorities for us. It's so much more important than some guy that it didn't work out with...just because you have the same taste in men, we don't hold that against each other." —Vanity Fair, September 2015
Just Walk Away
"Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy." —Glamour, February 2014