31 Quotes From 'Sex And The City' That Every 20-Something Needs To Read Right Now

“Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right.”

— Carrie Bradshaw, lovesujeiry.com

“Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know that t…”

— Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com

“I’m looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other love.'”

— Michael Patrick King, Darren Star, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com

“Somewhere out there is another little freak who will love us and understand us and kiss our three heads and make it all better.”

— Jenny Bicks, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com

“I've done the merry go round. I've been through the revolving door. I feel like I met somebody I can stand still with for a minute and... don't you wanna stand still with me?”

— Darren Star, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com

“When it comes to relationships, maybe we're all in glass houses, and shouldn't throw stones. Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down, some are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than Butterflies...”

— Cindy Chupack, Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com

“Oral sex is like God’s gift to women—you can get off without worrying about getting pregnant”

— Darren Star, Miranda Hobbes, Cynthia Nixon, thoughtcatalog.com

“If I worried what every bitch in New York was saying about me, I’d never leave the house.”

— Alexa Junge, Liz Tuccillo, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“Are we simply romantically challenged, or are we sluts?”

— Cindy Chupack, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“I will not be the first one to speak. And if he never calls me again, I’ll always think of him fondly, as an asshole.”

— Darren Star, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“If you turn into one of those married assholes, I’ll kill you.”

— Michael Patrick King, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“We made a deal ages ago. Men, babies, it doesn’t matter. We’re soul mates.”

— Carrie Bradshaw, thoughtcatalog.com

“And finally, the most important break up rule: no matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you’ll never go through it without your friends.’”

— Carrie Bradshaw, thoughtcatalog.com

“Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens.”

— Carrie Bradshaw, thoughtcatalog.com

“Why are there so many great American women and no great American men?”

— Carrie Bradshaw, thoughtcatalog.com

“I will not be the first one to speak. And if he never calls me again, I’ll always think of him fondly, as an asshole.”

— Darren Star, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it.”

— Cindy Chupack, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“There isn’t enough wall space in New York City to hang all of my exes. And let me tell you, a lot of them were hung.”

— Jenny Bicks, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“I admit it’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, or the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit, but the best anyone of us can do is not quit. Play the hand we’ve been given, and accessorize the outfit we’ve got.”

— Carrie Bradshaw, thoughtcatalog.com

“Listen to me! The right guy is an illusion. Start living your lives.”

— Darren Star, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“The good ones screw you, the bad ones screw you, and the rest don’t know how to screw you.”

— Samantha Jones, thoughtcatalog.com

“Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free till they find someone just as wild to run with them.”

— Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“I love you, but I love me more.”

— Elisa Zuritsky, Julie Rottenberg, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“I will not be judged by you or society. I will wear whatever and blow whomever I want as long as I can breathe—and kneel.”

— Michael Patrick King, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, thoughtcatalog.com

“Maybe we can be each other’s soul mates. And then we can let men be just these great, nice guys to have fun with.”

— Darren Star, Michael Patrick King, Charlotte York, Kristin Davis, thoughtcatalog.com

“Monogamy is on its way out again. It had a brief comeback in the 90s, but as the millennium approaches, everyone’s leaving their options open.”

— Darren Star, Stanford Blatch, Willie Garson, thoughtcatalog.com

“Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with.”

— Michael Patrick King, Darren Star, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, thoughtcatalog.com

“The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.”

— Darren Star, Candace Bushnell,, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, lovesujeiry.com