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I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.

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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happiness aint got no Ph.D. or no certain amount of zeroes behind it!
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What I do know is sometimes we love the wrong people and sometimes we marry them.
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It's amazing how we can make ourselves believe what we want to.
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People always have something to say about what you do and how you do it.
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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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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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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 would be content being a housewife if I could find the kind of man who wouldn't treat me like one.
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We get divorce, we get conned, someone we love dies, or we can't find anybody to love us or somebody breaks our heart and we realize this fairy tale ain't fair. So we suffer.
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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 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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Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.
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Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.
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