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I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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Port Huron
Michigan
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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 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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I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.
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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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Back then I confused passions and orgasms with love. It look me years to realize the two weren't synonymous.
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happiness aint got no Ph.D. or no certain amount of zeroes behind it!
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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 take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.
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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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