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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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I love things that are old and glittery, that come with layers of glamour and past lives.
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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.
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The '80s was all about this idea that women could have it all. You could have a career, and you could have a husband, and you could have children.
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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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The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.
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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
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Have I ever been in love? Really in love? And why is it that with each new guy I think I'm more in love with him than the last?
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I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons.
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I'm certainly not going to put my life on hold for him.
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The heart wants what the heart wants
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Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.
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I can safely conclude that we are single because we want to be.
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I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. Shame is a useless emotion.
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It was scary how a girl couldn't live without friends.
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maybe he's falling in love with the idea of falling in love with me. Maybe he wants to be in love with someone and I've ended up in the right place at the right time.
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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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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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... he was juggling issues and solving problems, which was why his brain had no space left for memories.
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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.
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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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