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.

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

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 worlds and I love going up there.

That's the difference between girls and women: Girls find men fascinating. Women know better.

So much of being a woman is telling lies

Sometimes I think all the trouble in the world is caused by men. If there were no men, women would always be happy. ~Carrie

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