Quotes from Carole Radziwill

Facts make you face stuff about yourself you'd rather not see.

Fostering is not for the faint of heart.

I do not create events for the sake of television.

I try to keep it as honest and real as I can with television crews following me around.

If you hear that my soul mate still tells one or more of his exes he loves her, I want to know. Audio recording is preferable.

The night was ordinary. It usually is, I think, when your life changes. Most people aren't doing anything special when the carefully placed pieces of their life break apart.

Only children believe that apologies fix everything.

The publishing industry is not immune to gossips.

Any show that has 'party non-invite' as its central conflict drums up the operatic high drama of a good Russian novel. It's the 'Real Housewives' Crime and Punishment:' first the horror of a non-invitation, and then the shattering aftermath.

Life is a marathon and you have to pace yourself. I believe that slow and steady wins the race, so in that way, I've been training for a marathon my whole life.

The first thing I bought when I was 14 and started working was a crystal bear. I thought it was so glamorous and sparkly.

The number one rule of fishing is be quiet. Don't scare the fish!

I went into journalism for a reason. I try to be a thoughtful person. I try to see all sides. And I do think before I speak.

Running is something you can do and be alone in your thoughts, and I like that. Maybe I've been a runner my whole life.

Family habits die hard.

I just want to say that from an early age, my parents instilled in me the values that you work hard for want you want in life; that your word is your bond; that you do what you say you will do and you treat people with respect. That includes Housewives too!

Life is an overwhelming bundle of loose threads. The ones you can hang on to are precious.

My threshold for mean gossip is nearly intolerable.

I was definitely not one of the cool girls in Suffern High School.

My parents worked hard, sometimes two jobs, to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table.

I worked to put myself through college.

What is your favorite 'Housewife' line? Mine is, 'Who does that?' We all say it. Every Housewife in every city has said it at least 17 times during her reign.

I have always approached 'Housewives' as a comedy.

There's nothing worse than getting on a crowded subway on, like, a 90-degree day.