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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.
Candace Bushnell
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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
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Carrie Bradshaw
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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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I love things that are old and glittery, that come with layers of glamour and past lives.
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Why do I keep evading my work? Is it because I’m afraid of being confronted by my lack of abilities?
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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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From my experience, honey, if he seems too good to be true—he probably is.
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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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