“ It's telling yourself that you want the things that society tells you you should want. women thikn that survival depends on conformity. but for some women, conformity is death. it's a death to the sou… Candace Bushnell
“ That was the wonderful thing about New York: Years of bad blood could be wiped out with a single gesture of friendliness. Candace Bushnell
“ But that was the problem with New York: No matter how succesful you thought you were, there was always someone who was richer, more successful, more famous.. The idea of it was sometimes enough to mak… Candace Bushnell
“ Just because someone is a girl doesn't mean she can't be tough and practical and have adventures. That's the way most girls are-until they get around guys. Then guys make them act all stupid. Candace Bushnell
“ The city was different back then--poor and crumbling--kept alive only by the gritty determination and steely cynicism of its occupants. But underneath the dirt was the apple-cheeked optimism of possib… Candace Bushnell
“ 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. Candace Bushnell
“ 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 t… Candace Bushnell
“ All those men who end up disappointing you. After a while, you don't even want to have feelings anymore. You just want to get on with your life. Candace Bushnell
“ There are worse things than being thirty-five, single, and female in New York. Like: Being twenty-five, singled, and female in New York. It's a rite of passage few women would want to repeat. It's abo… Candace Bushnell
“ As long as one refuses to know one's place, there's no telling what one can do in the world. Candace Bushnell
“ Money follows art. Money wants what it can't buy. Class and talent. And remember while there's a talent for making money, it takes real talent to know how to spend it. Candace Bushnell
“ If everyone in New York took sides over these petty, insignificant arguments, no one would have any friends at all. Candace Bushnell
“ People are always telling women to lose weight, and then when they do, other women attack them for it. Candace Bushnell
“ Something good happens to you, and you let off a different energy that attracts other good things. Candace Bushnell
“ The car was on the FDR drive now and, turning her head, she glanced out at the bleak brown buildings of the projects that stretched for blocks along the drive. Something inside her sank at the sight o… Candace Bushnell
“ Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right. Candace Bushnell
