Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged. Terry McMillan More Quotes by Terry McMillan More Quotes From Terry McMillan I let my characters do the talking, simple as that. Terry McMillan simple talking character It's sad to think that we've gotten to this, that we actually have to think about how to go about finding a man. But what's even sadder is that some men make you feel guilty for looking. Terry McMillan guilty men thinking I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is the creator. Terry McMillan judgment black white I was tired of chasing ghosts, hollow men who were outside my comfort zone, men who had nothing to give me except a rush. It was all I asked for, and all I ever got. Terry McMillan tired giving men Now, I've been known to be attractive on special occasions, and I do my best to project as much beauty as I can muster from deep inside, though I often fail. Terry McMillan attractive failing special I've got tons of irreplaceable information inside the soul of this computer. Terry McMillan computer information soul life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece! Terry McMillan jigsaw-puzzles life-is-like together Don't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers don't care. It's the people in your book that matter. Terry McMillan worry book people We never thought some guy would deliberately fill our hearts with brown sugar and then pour hot water all over it. Terry McMillan guy heart water I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy. Terry McMillan get-back buttons want I like doing the readings and the autographing, but the interviewing gets a little tedious because you get asked the same questions every day and sometimes three or four times a day. Terry McMillan four three reading There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting. Terry McMillan weakness attention looks Sometimes I cheat and buy things I used to make from scratch and just doctor them up. Terry McMillan scratches doctors sometimes It should be obvious that I wasn't no honor roll student in high school. My favorite class was boys. Terry McMillan class boys school My mama taught me that anything worth doing in life should be a little scary. Terry McMillan scary littles inspirational At least be a nice lesbian or you're going to give the rest a bad rap. Terry McMillan rap nice giving As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That’s about the most you can do, I think. Terry McMillan parent kids thinking I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me. Terry McMillan negative-criticism criticism negative I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand. Terry McMillan levels trying character What I do know is sometimes we love the wrong people and sometimes we marry them. Terry McMillan knows sometimes people
