Carrie Bradshaw

"Suddenly, I realized that my destiny was not going to come walking up to me in a little black dress."

"The fact that you're struggling doesn't make you a burden. It makes you human."

"Maybe we could be each other's soulmates, and then we'd be, like, the luckiest people in the world."

"I'm not a stop along the way. I'm a destination."

"The truth is, I'm dying of boredom and longing."

"We're New Yorkers. We are the most fabulous people in the world."

"It's not about the big gesture, it's about doing something that shows you really know them."

"Calling in sick to work to spend time with your boyfriend is not romantic, it's just irresponsible."

"If you're too comfortable, maybe you're not with the right person."

"I want a great love story. That's what I want."

"People go to Paris to remember, to escape, to find themselves."

"The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. But it's also beautiful."

"Maybe you have to let yourself fall before you can fly."

"In a world full of chaos, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is be true to yourself."

"I want what every woman wants: to be desired, understood, and really, really good at my job."

"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."

"You can't just force someone to love you. You can only love them and be wonderful."

"I like the person I am when I'm around you."

"Shoes are a girl's best friend. They never ask questions, they never judge, and they last forever."

"Being in love is a full-time job for which you are unqualified."

"Sometimes we're supposed to let people go."

"The fact that I need a man to feel whole is, I think, a sign that something is deeply wrong."

"I have this thing where I get what I want. Or I like to think I do."

"Maybe true love is just finding someone whose weirdness is compatible with yours."

"Life gives you lots of chances to screw up your life."

"We're all just trying to get by, looking for that one thing that makes us whole."

"Maybe the best thing about New York is the people."

"I'm someone who likes to think of myself as a romantic, a person who loves love."

"The problem is, I'm still not the one who's making the first move."

"I'm not afraid of commitment. I'm afraid of abandonment."