My stories are character driven. Terry McMillan More Quotes by Terry McMillan More Quotes From Terry McMillan I remember the day I turned thirty. I was getting out of the shower and I stood in front of the mirror and stared at myself for a long time. I examined every inch of my body and appreciated the fact that I finally looked like a grown woman. I also assumed that this was how I was going to look for the rest of my life. The way I saw it, I was never going to age; I'd just look up one day and be old. Terry McMillan mirrorsagelong 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. Terry McMillan lonelyheartjobs I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other. Terry McMillan siblingloverswriting happiness aint got no Ph.D. or no certain amount of zeroes behind it! Terry McMillan amountbehindscertain I would be content being a housewife if I could find the kind of man who wouldn't treat me like one. Terry McMillan kindwould-bemen Back then I confused passions and orgasms with love. It look me years to realize the two weren't synonymous. Terry McMillan confusedpassionlove I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted. Terry McMillan nakedtryinglooks I love writing in first person more than third. I have to basically suspend my own world. I don't exist. I'm just a conduit. So I can be eight years old. I can be the mother of a kid that you find out certain things I'm not going to say. Terry McMillan motherwritingkids I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet! Terry McMillan like-youpetmen 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 pridewritingbelieve You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way. Terry McMillan usedlongway Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa. Terry McMillan parentviceschildren I have a big mouth, and over the years, as the eldest of five, I have had a tendency to speak when no one really cared. Terry McMillan speakmouthsyears 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!) Terry McMillan doewritingadvice Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect. Terry McMillan architectresponsibilitylife You've been killing me inside and I don't want to die like this. Terry McMillan wanting-to-diekillingwant The best rush in the world is getting something at 80 percent off. Terry McMillan percentworld I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask no questions. Terry McMillan companycracksmusic Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football? Terry McMillan basketballfootballthinking People need to be re - sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves and then get reacquainted with our better selves. Terry McMillan selfpeopleneeds
