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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.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Port Huron
Michigan
Fears
Alone
Living
Used
Everything
Long
Way

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