Candace Bushnell

Growing up, nobody I knew even knew a writer. So it was a big adventure and something that I've wrestled with my whole life. I think it's a journey worth taking, really finding out who you are and what you do well. ”

The '90s are really the 'Sex and the City' woman, and I think, right now, the new contemporary woman is the 'Lipstick Jungle' woman. ”

The '80s was all about this idea that women could have it all. You could have a career, and you could have a husband, and you could have children. ”

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

Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick. ”

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

I'm really enjoying being single. I'm not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing. ”

The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other people think of him. More likely, he's confident, open-minded and willing to make his own rules. ”

I think when I was 12, I started reading Evelyn Waugh, and I loved Evelyn Waugh so much, and I thought: 'This is how the world really is. If I could be Evelyn Waugh, then I would be happy.' ”

I love things that are old and glittery, that come with layers of glamour and past lives. ”