Quotes from Candace Bushnell

Some secrets are better left at that -as secrets.

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

I adore him, she said. I feel compassion for him because he's totally fucked up.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

I know I have to do the right thing. 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? Instead, you procrastinate and think about it and put it off and think about it some more until that one little pebble grows into a giant block inside your head.

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

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.

I wouldn't be in shallow relationships, so I do nothing. I have no sex and no romance. Who needs it.? Who needs all these potential problems like disease and pregnancy.? I have no problems. No fear of disease, psychopaths, or stalkers. Why not just be with your friends and have real conversations and a good time.?

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

There is a thin line between attraction and repulsion

Money follows art. Money wants what it can't buy. Class and talent. And remember while there's a talent for making money, it takes real talent to know how to spend it.

After all, it's woman, who decide, if a man is desirable or undesirable.