Candace Bushnell

There's so many things that mattered so much in my 20s and 30s that don't matter now.

— Candace Bushnell

Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.

— Candace Bushnell

You know what they say: A woman needs a man about as much as a fish needs a bicycle.

— Candace Bushnell

Man might have identified fire, but women identified the way to enjoy with it.

— Candace Bushnell

I think, when men tell women to lose weight, it's a diversion from their own lack of size in certain areas.

— Candace Bushnell

Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.

— Candace Bushnell

“I have this theory: You can get away with anything as long as you act like you're not doing anything wrong.”

— Candace Bushnell

He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after.

— Candace Bushnell

Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

— Candace Bushnell

Love is spiritual. It's about self-sacrifice and commitment. And discipline. You cannot have true love without discipline and respect. When you lose…

— Candace Bushnell

I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour long dramedy.…

— Candace Bushnell

“There's no such thing as writer's block," she proclaimed. "If you can't write it's because you don't have anything to say. Or…

— Candace Bushnell

A glittering disco ball spins from the ceiling, but the music is something I've never heard, discordant and haunting and insistent, the…

— Candace Bushnell

“Lots of famous people are late bloomers. My father says it’s an advantage to be a late bloomer. Because when good things…

— Candace Bushnell

I make mistakes. That's what I do. I speak without thinking, I act without knowing. I drink so much that I can…

— Candace Bushnell

“I take his hand in mine, running my fingers over the palm. His hands are lovely and lean, and I can't help…

— Candace Bushnell

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.

— Candace Bushnell

The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or…

— Candace Bushnell

And the sooner you do the right thing, the better. You get it over with, and you don’t have to worry about…

— Candace Bushnell

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…

— Candace Bushnell

The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other…

— Candace Bushnell

I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year…

— Candace Bushnell

When I was 8, I was reading a book in which it was snowing. When I looked outside, I expected there to…

— Candace Bushnell

“Being a writer is all about having something to say. And it’d better be interesting. If you don’t have anything interesting to…

— Candace Bushnell

“This, Sebastian is no mere purse. And, you shouldn't call a handbag a purse…a bag, on the other hand, is meant to…

— Candace Bushnell

I think when I was 12, I started reading Evelyn Waugh, and I loved Evelyn Waugh so much, and I thought: 'This…

— Candace Bushnell

“No matter what you think you can be, when you’re forced to stop and look at where you actually are, it’s pretty…

— Candace Bushnell

What I have yet to see is a real woman choose a younger man because he spent six hours a day at…

— Candace Bushnell

I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I…

— Candace Bushnell

maybe he's falling in love with the idea of falling in love with me. Maybe he wants to be in love with…

— Candace Bushnell

I can't wait to get out of the house. I can't wait to get out of here. I've been telling myself this…

— Candace Bushnell

Whoever we are here, we might be princesses somewhere else. Or writers. Or scientists. Or presidents. Or whatever the hell we want…

— Candace Bushnell

“My anger is like some rudimentary, single-celled beast, an exploding virus of fury that paralyses rational thought and blinds me to everything…

— Candace Bushnell

Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could…

— Candace Bushnell

We're comfortable with movie stars having money. We're comfortable with a woman marrying a rich guy and having money. We're not so…

— Candace Bushnell

As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start…

— Candace Bushnell

I've always been fascinated by young women who come to New York. The characters in 'Lipstick Jungle' were once young women who…

— Candace Bushnell

“What?” She gasps. “Who did you do it with? You can’t go out there and pick up some random stranger. Oh no,…

— Candace Bushnell

“If a man doesn’t ask you to marry him -- or at least live with him -- after two years, he never…

— 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…

— Candace Bushnell