" If a woman could take care of herself, would she still need a man? Would she even want one? And if she didn't want a man, what kind of woman would she be? Would she even be a woman? Because it seemed if you were a woman, the only thing you were really supposed to want was a man. "

― Candace Bushnell , The Carrie Diaries (The Carrie Diaries, #1)