More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.


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Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.
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People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. Peopl...
CANDICE BERGEN
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by...
CANDICE BERGEN
Memory is the first casualty of middle age, if I remember correctly.
CANDICE BERGEN
I was very fortunate to grow up with parents who love to travel, so I traveled from a young age. My ...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I love a good cliffhanger. I love when big events happen in shows. I love shows that aren't afra...
CANDICE ACCOLA
If I'm getting dressed up, I love Alice + Olivia, they have great pieces. I still look at all of...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I love spin classes. I'm also very big on music, so I make a mix on my iPod that's 45 minute...
CANDICE ACCOLA
For skincare, I'm a Clean and Clear girl. Especially with the humidity in Georgia, Clean and Cle...
CANDICE ACCOLA
It's always weird when you see a movie, and there's no reason for someone to, like, jump on ...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I love Amy Adams. She is wonderful. Evan Rachel Wood is a blast. I am also really excited about Ari ...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the '...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I've dated people where we traveled horribly together, and if one thing went wrong, it was horri...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I love to read. And right now I'm on my last hundred pages of 'The Corrections' by Jonat...
CANDICE ACCOLA
There's so many great designers. I'm a little bit of a vintage junkie when it comes to going...
CANDICE ACCOLA
Weezer's 'El Scorcho.' I'm in a '90s cover band called 'Straight 2 Video'...
CANDICE ACCOLA
In case you haven't heard, my girlfriends and I have declared the summer of 2012 as the best sum...
CANDICE ACCOLA
My favorite thing about playing a vampire is the stunts. It's just a new, fun thing to do. Espec...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I thought I'd be edgy and dye my hair red. And I dyed my hair, like, Jessica Rabbit red. It kind...
CANDICE ACCOLA
It's something that I love about this business and that scares me about this business, but in a ...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I burn very easily, so if I forget sunscreen, I will be a tomato by the end of the day. I'm very...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and...
CANDICE ACCOLA
With 'The Vampire Diaries,' it's not just a tease, especially with the relationships. Yo...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I'm a television junkie.
CANDICE ACCOLA
When you're watching television, you don't want to watch a show where everything just works ...
CANDICE ACCOLA
I may not be a great actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy br...
CANDICE BERGEN
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by bri...
CANDICE BERGEN
I used to believe that marriage would diminish me, reduce my options. That you had to be someone les...
CANDICE BERGEN
I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I thin...
CANDICE BERGEN
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to...
CANDICE BERGEN
I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen.
CANDICE SWANEPOEL
Things have changed a lot since the earth was cooling and I was a teenage girl, but the basics of te...
CANDICE OLSON
The perfect antidote to dark, cold and creepy is light, warm and cozy.
CANDICE OLSON