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I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Port Huron
Michigan
People
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Take
Feel
Feels
Different
Think
Liberating
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Seriously

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