Candace Bushnell Quotes

Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

The '80s was all about this idea that women could have it all. You could have a career, and you could have a husband, and you could have children.

We hate guys who date more than one woman at a time. I've always believed that what's unacceptable in one sex should, by definition, be unacceptable in the other.

If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy

Better alone than badly accompanied.

When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.

He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after.

I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.

The world is full of people who all want the same thing, and you have to do a little something extra to make them remember you.

You can get used to anything, I guess, if you've been there enough.

For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.

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

As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.

It’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been dealt, and accessorize what we’ve got.

It was the first honest emotional connection I'd had in a while. So I immediately panicked and had to leave.

Maybe all men are a drug. Sometimes they bring you down and sometimes, like now, they get you so high.

As long as you're neurotic and crazy, he's great. But once he solves all your problems, he becomes the problem.

There are so many beautiful girls around that after a while you start looking for someone who can make you laugh

What Sex and the City did for sex and relationships, Lipstick Jungle does for success and power.

Sex and the City was about looking for Mr Big and trying to find him.

The only way to look at men is like they're electrons. They have all these charges sticking out, and they're always looking for a hole where they can put those charges.

I think that one of the things that has changed the perception is that there are so many more single people. In New York City, it's 47 percent. When you have that many people who are single, they have a bigger voice and they're more willing to speak and say, 'We're not miserable, we're not sitting at home waiting for Mr. or Ms. Right, we're having a good time.' And I think single people have better friendships.

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 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'

And the sooner you do the right thing, the better. You get it over with, and you don’t have to worry about it anymore. But who does that in real life?

This is the most powerful thing I can do! I'm going to be a writer.

Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.

I have a house in the Connecticut countryside where you'll always find me, summer or winter.

You have to let go of who you were, to become who you will be.

All those men who end up disappointing you. After a while, you don't even want to have feelings anymore. You just want to get on with your life.

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal." -The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

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

Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.

I think, when men tell women to lose weight, it's a diversion from their own lack of size in certain areas.

When you're alone, it's easier," she said a little wistfully. "You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.

'Lipstick Jungle' was on the air for 20 episodes - I loved 'Lipstick Jungle.'

I'm certainly not going to put my life on hold for him.

When I was 8, I was reading a book in which it was snowing. When I looked outside, I expected there to be snow on the ground. I thought, "This is the most powerful thing I can do! I'm going to be a writer."

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to get along and support each other.

Happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.

Oh I don't plan on getting married. It's a legalized form of prostitution.

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?

Should, is the worst word in the English language. People always think things "should" be a certain way, and when they're not, they're disappointed.

I didn't want it to be this way." "Yes, you did," she said, "because it is." "I just want to be with someone normal," he said. "I just want to have a normal life." "Excuse me," she said. "You're a little crazy," he said. "You're too old to act the way you do. You've got to grow up. You've got to take care of yourdelf. I'm afraid for you. You can't think that people are going to take care of you all the time.

I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.

At first, being with Sebastian was like being in the middle of the best dream I'd ever had - but now it mostly feels exhausting. I'm up one minute and down the next; questioning what I say and do. Even questioning my sanity.

Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way of taking care of these situations. All you have to do is sit back and watch.

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.