My mama taught me that anything worth doing in life should be a little scary. Terry McMillan More Quotes by Terry McMillan More Quotes From Terry McMillan Being a lifetime wife and mother has afforded me the luxury of having multiple careers: I've been a teacher. A chauffeur. A chef. An interior decorator. A landscape architect, as well as a gardener. I’ve been a painter. A personal shopper. An accountant and a banker. I’ve been a beautician. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. A movie reviewer. A nurse. A psychologist. A negotiator. An I have a Ph. D in How to Pretend Like You Don’t Mind. Terry McMillan careersmotherteacher If you jump to conclusions, you make terrible landings. Terry McMillan landingconclusionterrible Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth. Terry McMillan useheartwriting Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do. Terry McMillan energysuccesstrying I'm the only one who can stop me.. I'm the one who's been sitting at the stoplight all these years, waiting for the light to turn green. Terry McMillan lightwaitingyears It's amazing how we can make ourselves believe what we want to. Terry McMillan wantbelieve Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself. Terry McMillan about-yourselfpayattention Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged. Terry McMillan i-canwritingfeels People like to run their mouths. Terry McMillan mouthsrunningpeople As a writer, you get to bring attention to something without preaching. I don't believe in being didactic. So if you dramatize something, you automatically bring attention to it if people read it. Terry McMillan attentionbelievepeople 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. Terry McMillan tragedypeoplethinking Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest. Terry McMillan careheartwriting Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical. Terry McMillan bedtimewillingwriting Parents can ruin children, and sometimes that's a learned behavior. Sometimes you can't blame your parents for it, sometimes you can. I think to me, that's what the whole paradox is, is people that have children that don't even know how to raise them. Terry McMillan childrenpeoplethinking don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure! Terry McMillan succumbingsabotagegreatness I like to think of what happens to characters in good novels and stories as knots--things keep knotting up. And by the end of the story--readers see an unknotting of sorts. Not what you expect, not the easy answers you get on TV, not wash and wear philosophies, but a reproduction of believable, emotional experiences. Terry McMillan emotionalcharacterphilosophy Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind. Terry McMillan skinswantworry Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me. Terry McMillan househomepeople 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! Terry McMillan minddoeneeds It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back. Terry McMillan behind-your-backbehindsfirsts
