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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: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Port Huron
Michigan
Fears
Alone
Living
Used
Everything
Long
Way

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Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.
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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 the way of writing, write first. (I really need to take my own advice here!)
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don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!
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I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.
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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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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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I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.
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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'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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