Candace Bushnell citations

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“maybe he's falling in love with the idea of falling in love with me. Maybe he wants to be in love with someone and I've ended up in the right place at the right time.”

“The heart wants what the heart wants”

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

“It was scary how a girl couldn't live without friends.”

“I don't want to be a writer so I can write about my life. I want to be a writer to escape from it.

+ Then you shouldn't be a writer.”

“All men are a disappointment. No matter what anyone says.”

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

“Some secrets are better left at that -as secrets.”

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

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

“Who am I supposed to be again? Just be yourself. But who am I?”

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

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

“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 have this theory: If you forgive someone, they can't hurt you anymore.”

“It's hard to be careful, though, when you feel indestructible.”

“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.”

“I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life. Forcing people to give it to you, or making them want to give it to you.”

“I'm looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love.”

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

“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.”

“You choose the end of the summer to fall in love with this guy
because secretly, you don’t want it to last.”

“Always look like you know where you're going, even when you don't”

“A guy who is crazily, madly in love with you. A guy who sees how incredible and amazing you are, even though you’re not the cheerleader or even close to the prettiest girl in the school. A guy who thinks you’re beautiful, just the way you are.”

“Love is spiritual. It's about self-sacrifice and commitment. And discipline. You cannot have true love without discipline and respect. When you lose the respect of your spouse, you've lost everything.”

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

“I can't wait to get out of the house. I can't wait to get out of here. I've been telling myself this all week. The 'getting out of here' part is unspecified, though. Maybe I simply want to get away from life”

“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.”

“Rule number three: Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.”