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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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Port Huron
Michigan
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I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.
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I used to get a lot of letters from prisoners. It used to get on my nerves. Especially family members. Everybody's innocent.
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I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet!
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don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!
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It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.
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I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.
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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.
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People like to run their mouths.
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You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.
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We never thought some guy would deliberately fill our hearts with brown sugar and then pour hot water all over it.
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The best rush in the world is getting something at 80 percent off.
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I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.
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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 a person needs!
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Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind.
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I would be content being a housewife if I could find the kind of man who wouldn't treat me like one.
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Back then I confused passions and orgasms with love. It look me years to realize the two weren't synonymous.
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It's amazing how we can make ourselves believe what we want to.
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At least be a nice lesbian or you're going to give the rest a bad rap.
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I like doing the readings and the autographing, but the interviewing gets a little tedious because you get asked the same questions every day and sometimes three or four times a day.
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I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other people's experiences and plights and tragedies, that I am affected by it and learn from it.
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