I always thought that there was a really good chance that I wasn't going to get married. Candace Bushnell More Quotes by Candace Bushnell More Quotes From Candace Bushnell There is a thin line between attraction and repulsion Candace Bushnell repulsionattraction-and-repulsionlines Some secrets are better left at that -as secrets. Candace Bushnell leftsecret We hate guys who date more than one woman at a time. I've always believed that what's unacceptable in one sex should, by definition, be unacceptable in the other. Candace Bushnell guyhatesex Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny. Candace Bushnell girlrealbook I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere. Candace Bushnell gossippartyeurope 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. Candace Bushnell demandballsceilings 'Lipstick Jungle' was on the air for 20 episodes - I loved 'Lipstick Jungle.' Candace Bushnell jungleepisodesair I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater. Candace Bushnell sweaterspairsjeans I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.' Candace Bushnell should-havewritingyears 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. Candace Bushnell realcitiessex I know I have to do the right thing. 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? Instead, you procrastinate and think about it and put it off and think about it some more until that one little pebble grows into a giant block inside your head. Candace Bushnell blockrealthinking After all, it's woman, who decide, if a man is desirable or undesirable. Candace Bushnell undesirableifsmen I didn't want it to be this way." "Yes, you did," she said, "because it is." "I just want to be with someone normal," he said. "I just want to have a normal life." "Excuse me," she said. "You're a little crazy," he said. "You're too old to act the way you do. You've got to grow up. You've got to take care of yourdelf. I'm afraid for you. You can't think that people are going to take care of you all the time. Candace Bushnell growing-upcrazythinking I think that one of the things that has changed the perception is that there are so many more single people. In New York City, it's 47 percent. When you have that many people who are single, they have a bigger voice and they're more willing to speak and say, 'We're not miserable, we're not sitting at home waiting for Mr. or Ms. Right, we're having a good time.' And I think single people have better friendships. Candace Bushnell singlenew-yorkhome I can only hope he's an Aries and not a Scorpio. Candace Bushnell scorpiosariesi-can You know what they say: A woman needs a man about as much as a fish needs a bicycle. Candace Bushnell fishesmenneeds Man might have identified fire, but women identified the way to enjoy with it. Candace Bushnell firemightmen The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love. Candace Bushnell womenworkhappinesslove You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness. Candace Bushnell yourecognitionhappinesslove I'm the kind of person who would have liked to have lived at the Plaza. I love crystal chandeliers and gold leaf, velvets and mirrors, Oriental rugs and marble. Candace Bushnell leafpersongoldlove
