Candace Bushnell Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.”
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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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“Better alone than badly accompanied.”
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“Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way of taking care of these situations. All you have to do is sit back and watch.”
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“Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.”
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“I think, when men tell women to lose weight, it's a diversion from their own lack of size in certain areas.”
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“Whoever we are here, we might be princesses somewhere else. Or writers. Or scientists. Or presidents. Or whatever the hell we want to be that everyone else says we can't.”
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“Guys are like dogs: they never notice if you've changed your hair, but they can sense when there's another guy sniffing around their territory”
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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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“Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.”
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“You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.”
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“Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.”
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“You can get used to anything, I guess, if you've been there enough.”
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“I don't go to parties to meet men. I go to parties to stand in a corner and watch people.”
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“If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself.”
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“You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”
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“If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy”
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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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“A glittering disco ball spins from the ceiling, but the music is something I've never heard, discordant and haunting and insistent, the kind of music that demands you dance.”
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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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“Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.”
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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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“The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City they always make it better or worse than real life and I am actually saying that in a joking way.”
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“Zizi was young and often confused about how to live his life, �and when he made a choice he clung to it with fierce resolve, �as if to beat his uncertainty into submission.”
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“Rule number three: Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.”
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“He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after.”
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“Out of all the neighborhoods in Manhattan, Soho in particular had the charged atmosphere of a movie set, populated with passersby who looked like extras from Central Casting, so perfectly did they fit into this environment. There was the feeling of everything being not quite real, or too perfectly cliched to actually be true, and it began to rain in a fine, misty drizzle from a black patent leather sky.”
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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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“Oh I don't plan on getting married. It's a legalized form of prostitution.”
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“Love is spiritual. It's about self-sacrifice and commitment. And discipline. You cannot have true love without discipline and respect. When you lose the respect of your spouse, you've lost everything.”
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