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What Sex and the City did for sex and relationships, Lipstick Jungle does for success and power.

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Doe
Lipstick
Jungle
Relationships
Sex
City
Cities
Success
Power

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Grace was one of those types who never changed but only aged and had no apparent expectations or ambitions other than the wish that her life should remain the same.
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At first, being with Sebastian was like being in the middle of the best dream I'd ever had - but now it mostly feels exhausting. I'm up one minute and down the next questioning what I say and do. Even questioning my sanity.
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All men are a disappointment. No matter what anyone says.
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My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.
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She didn't want to have anything to do with the party. She was tired of feeling like she didn't fit in, but she didn't want to go home, either, because she was a tired of being lonely and she was a little drunk.
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The heart wants what the heart wants
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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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The heart wants what the heart wants, she says, somewhat cryptically. I purse my lips in disapproval. You'd think the heart would know better.
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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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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.
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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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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?
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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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The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.
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Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.
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From my experience, honey, if he seems too good to be true—he probably is.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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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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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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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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