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Lipstick Jungle

Book by Candace Bushnell · 5 quotes · Empowerment, Freedom, Woman

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“But something happened to you when you'd had lots of relationships, meaning lots of breakups as well. At first, it hurt terribly, and you thought you'd never be able to get over it. But then you learned to be circumspect. You were only hurt because the guy had taken away your dream of the relationship. You understood that hurt feelings were really only about ego, about the self-absorbed idea that every man you were with should love you, thay the universe owed you that.”

“Women were always telling each other to be happy with what they had, that it was the small things that mattered most. And she was happy and appreciative, but she didn't mean that the big things weren't important either. It didn't mean that the big things outside world weren't worth going after. Excitement, drive, success--these were the things that fueled a woman too. They gave her gravitas--weight in the world. How could a woman really be content unless she knew that she'd lived up to her true potential, or at least given her best shot?”