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

As long as one refuses to know one's place, there's no telling what one can do in the world.

— Candace Bushnell

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal."-The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

— Candace Bushnell

Beware what you consume, lest you appetite grow by what it feeds on.

— Candace Bushnell

But that was the problem with New York: No matter how successful you thought you were, there was always someone who was richer, more successful, more famous. The idea of it was sometimes enough to make you want to give up.

— Candace Bushnell

Don’t you ever get scared?” I ask.“Of what?” She says.“Of not being good enough.”“You mean at writing?” L’IL asks. I nod. “What if I’m the only one who thinks I can do it and no one else does? What if I’m fooling myself-““Oh, Carrie.” She smiles. “Don’t you know that every writer feels that way? Fear is part of the job.

— Candace Bushnell

If everyone in New York took sides over these petty, insignificant arguments, no one would have any friends at all.

— Candace Bushnell

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.

— 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 always wanted to write novels.

— Candace Bushnell

It's telling yourself that you want the things that society tells you should want. Women think that survival depends on conformity. But for some women, conformity is death. It's a death to the soul. The soul, "she said, "is a precious thing. When you live a lie, you damage the soul.

— Candace Bushnell