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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.
Terry McMillan
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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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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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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 been saying it for years: church is full of sneaky men posing as honest souls, and they are perpetuators our here looking for women just like you, with giant holes in your hearts, and they can smell when you got a good job and when you lonely as hell.
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