Terry McMillan

I don't live my life as a writer. I'm a mother, an African-American woman, and I do everything that everybody else does…

— Terry McMillan

Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.

— Terry McMillan

I can't stand that - those women in 'Waiting to Exhale' now. I can't stand them. But that's because I'm 53 and…

— Terry McMillan

“Their young live were over, too, except they had to die everyday while still breathing.”

— Terry McMillan

I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.

— Terry McMillan

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke…

— Terry McMillan

“I hope you meet somebody and get married and then they fucking disappoint you and you have to go through a divorce,…

— Terry McMillan

I'm the only one who can stop me.. I'm the one who's been sitting at the stoplight all these years, waiting for…

— Terry McMillan

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

— Terry McMillan

I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.

— Terry McMillan

People need to be re - sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves and then get reacquainted with our better selves.

— Terry McMillan

“Because after my marriage fell apart I felt like an empty parking space, and James just pulled into it.”

— Terry McMillan

“Men cheat. They lie. They love porn. The don't respect you and don't care if they hurt you. It's the fucking breaks.…

— Terry McMillan

“What it takes is real hard work. Ain't nobody gon' give you nothing in this world unless you work for it.”

— Terry McMillan

Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.

— Terry McMillan

“Always listen to the parent who doesn’t like who you love. They can smell a mistake.”

— Terry McMillan

You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.

— Terry McMillan

At least be a nice lesbian or you're going to give the rest a bad rap.

— Terry McMillan

“I don't care if he never becomes my boyfriend or my husband, i just want him to be legitimate.”

— Terry McMillan

I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask…

— Terry McMillan

Every human being I know craves love and affection.

— Terry McMillan

life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece!

— Terry McMillan

I remember the day I turned thirty. I was getting out of the shower and I stood in front of the mirror…

— Terry McMillan

money does not guarantee happiness or peace of mind, it can take your mind off things, distract you, but it can't replace…

— Terry McMillan

Wherever there's a prison, for the most part, especially where there's Black people, it's overcrowded. I don't know who really gets out.

— Terry McMillan