Quotes from Carole Radziwill

This is America. In our country it doesn't matter a lick where you are from, it only matters where you're going.

I paid my own bills even when I was married and my husband could have easily paid them.

Friends have each other's backs.

The thing about rumors is that everyone believes something about them, even if they are completely unfounded.

Perhaps I'm old-fashioned but I don't think mothers want their 25-year-old daughters to marry 85-year-old men, except maybe for the money. Money, at least, makes some sense.

I've been underweight my entire life but not so much that I didn't get my period.

I've met people from all walks of life.

People like to gossip about people who are successful.

Blogs are nothing more than a personal meandering diary for public consumption - a narcissist's dream. So you can imagine when bloggers take themselves - and their blogs - seriously, it's super annoying.

I'm a lot of things but not a liar or a phony, even when I know it's in my best interest to be.

Some candles are $40, and you burn them for two days and they're done.

I'm cautious in matters of the heart.

Having to walk and talk and hit a mark and open a door proved nearly impossible for me. I suppose that's why we're on a reality show and not 'Mad Men.' Because we don't act.

If there's anything more popular on 'Housewives' than a fight over hair, it's a housewife diving into water. It's a prerequisite for the show, you have to know how to dive, preferably in a monokini.

I do hate air conditioning and early mornings, but my friends all know this and plan accordingly.

The very best relationship has a gardener and a flower. The gardener nurtures and the flower blooms.

To be honest, I don't really have my own makeup because when I'm not on television or doing a photoshoot or something I barely wear it.

I'm nothing if not consistent.

Laughter cures everything.

I've taken a lot of chances in my life.

Taking care of yourself is a part of life - and it shows.

I like carbs and I like junk food, and I don't gain any weight from them, so I've been slightly abusive of my body because of this.

The best advice I can give a girl is to keep new relationships private. There is nothing like a handful of well-intentioned 'girlfriend advice' to derail a blooming romance.

Delusion and denial does not equal an apology.