Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillanis an American author. Her work is characterized by relatable female protagonists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth12 October 1953
CountryUnited States of America
life architect ifs
Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.
nice rap giving
At least be a nice lesbian or you're going to give the rest a bad rap.
attention flukes weakness
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.
heart divorce suffering
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.
character stories driven
My stories are character driven.
inspirational scary littles
My mama taught me that anything worth doing in life should be a little scary.
people sometimes knows
What I do know is sometimes we love the wrong people and sometimes we marry them.
heart water guy
We never thought some guy would deliberately fill our hearts with brown sugar and then pour hot water all over it.
want buttons get-back
I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.
trying looks want
I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.
book people worry
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.
white black judgment
I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is the creator.
men thinking guilty
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.
character simple talking
I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.