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

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

New York is a city where people are ambitious. They want things.

The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.

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.

She didn't want to have anything to do with the party. She was tired of feeling like she didn't fit in, but she didn't want to go home, either, because she was a tired of being lonely and she was a little drunk.

Why do magazines do this to women? It's all about creating insecurity. Trying to make women feel like they're not good enough. And when women don't feel like they're good enough, guess what? Men win. That's how they keep us down.