Candace Bushnell

“Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.”

“Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.”

“Maybe mistakes are what make our fate... without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all,...”

“The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.”

“Rule number one: Why is it that the one time a cute guy talks to you, you have a friend who’s in crisis?”

“Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.”

“Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right.”

“It was ironic, but when you scratched the surface, most successful men were working for one thing only--to retire--and the sooner the better. Whereas women were the complete opposite. She ha...”

“The car was on the FDR drive now and, turning her head, she glanced out at the bleak brown buildings of the projects that stretched for blocks along the drive. Something inside her sank at t...”

“I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the '...”

“Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is ver...”

“The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have t...”

“Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both...”

“Even as a kid, I never liked breakfast. I just don't like to eat then. I like to get up and work. I think sticking a whole bunch of carbohydrates in your stomach in the morning is probably t...”

“My decorating and renovation skills are nil - indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as 'window dressing.'”

“My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.”

“If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out re...”

“The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other people think of him. More likely, he's confident, open-minded and willing to make his...”

“I'm the kind of person who would have liked to have lived at the Plaza. I love crystal chandeliers and gold leaf, velvets and mirrors, Oriental rugs and marble.”

“I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater.”