Terry McMillan Quotes

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• I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.
• Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind.
• Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
• Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.
• My stories are character driven.
• There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem…
• Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.
• Cruising the Internet doesn't count as writing. Neither does answering e-mail. Before you check Twitter & FB and do other similar tasks that get in…
• I remember the day I turned thirty. I was getting out of the shower and I stood in front of the mirror and stared at…
• I been saying it for years: church is full of sneaky men posing as honest souls, and they are perpetuators our here looking for women…
• Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.
• You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.
• I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet!
• I would be content being a housewife if I could find the kind of man who wouldn't treat me like one.
• Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down,…
• Don't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers don't care. It's…
• I like to think of what happens to characters in good novels and stories as knots--things keep knotting up. And by the end of the…
• It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.
• life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece!
• money does not guarantee happiness or peace of mind, it can take your mind off things, distract you, but it can't replace the generic stuff…

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