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People like to run their mouths.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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Port Huron
Michigan
Mouths
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Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
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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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happiness aint got no Ph.D. or no certain amount of zeroes behind it!
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Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.
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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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I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.
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Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.
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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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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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I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.
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Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind.
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Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.
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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 would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other people's experiences and plights and tragedies, that I am affected by it and learn from it.
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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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