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

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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Port Huron
Michigan
Lesbian
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Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
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don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!
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I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.
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I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is the creator.
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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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