Quotes from book
Summer and the City

Name: Summer and the City
Author: Candace Bushnell

Summer and the City is a young-adult novel written by Candace Bushnell. The sequel to The Carrie Diaries and the prequel to Sex and the City, it was first released as a hardcover on April 26, 2011.

“I don't consider my work a job. I consider it a career. And you
don't quit a career.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“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.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“Just because something doesn't last forever, it doesn't mean it wasn't meaningful while it did last. It doesn't mean it wasn't important.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“The heart wants what the heart wants”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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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.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“Like me, he has a searing belief that books are sacred. They might not be to other people, but when you have a passion, you hold on to it. You defend it. You dont pretend it isn't important at the risk of offending others." -Carrie.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“sometimes the best thing to do is to
pretend it didn't happen”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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

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

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“The heart wants what the heart wants," she says, somewhat cryptically. I purse my lips in disapproval. "You'd think the heart would know better.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“I'm not ashamed of anything I've done.
Shame is a useless emotion.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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“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.”

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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

Candace Bushnell book Summer and the City

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