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- 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.

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
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And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?
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It’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been dealt, and accessorize what we’ve got.
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I can only hope he's an Aries and not a Scorpio.
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As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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Sometimes I think all the trouble in the world is caused by men. If there were no men, women would always be happy. ~Carrie
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The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or a woman, but as a person.
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I love things that are old and glittery, that come with layers of glamour and past lives.
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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.
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So much of being a woman is telling lies
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From my experience, honey, if he seems too good to be true—he probably is.
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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.
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Rule number one: Why is it that the one time a cute guy talks to you, you have a friend who's in crisis?
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You have to let go of who you were, to become who you will be.
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This is the most powerful thing I can do! I'm going to be a writer.
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Happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.
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When you're alone, it's easier, she said a little wistfully. You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.
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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.
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I make mistakes. That's what I do. I speak without thinking, I act without knowing. I drink so much that I can barely walk...I'm a fantastic lover though, and an amazing friend. God knows I mean well.
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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.
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