Quotes from Candace Bushnell

I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater.

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

In life,there are only four kinds of girls: The girl who played with fire. The girl who opened Pandora's Box. The girl who gave Adam the apple. And the girl whose best friend stole her boyfriend.

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

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?

I'm really enjoying being single. I'm not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing.

The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.

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

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

You don't want to peak in high school. If you do, the rest of your life is a disaster.

- 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.

Zizi was young and often confused about how to live his life, ?and when he made a choice he clung to it with fierce resolve, ?as if to beat his uncertainty into submission.

Grace was one of those types who never changed but only aged and had no apparent expectations or ambitions other than the wish that her life should remain the same.

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

I wish I was one of those persnickety types who buys guidebooks and studies them, but I don't have the inclination or time. I'm more of a 'get on the plane, arrive at the destination and see what happens' kind of traveler.

The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other people think of him. More likely, he's confident, open-minded and willing to make his own rules.

The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.

Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.

I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere.

And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?

You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness.

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

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.

The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City they always make it better or worse than real life and I am actually saying that in a joking way.