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
writing willing
Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.
children thinking people
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.
writing heart use
Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.
running people mouths
People like to run their mouths.
writing feels i-can
Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
years mouths speak
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.
attention pay about-yourself
Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.
years light waiting
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.
believe want
It's amazing how we can make ourselves believe what we want to.
children parent vices
Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.
success trying use
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.
terrible conclusion landing
If you jump to conclusions, you make terrible landings.
mother teacher careers
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.
business emphasis hope others saying walk yes
I hope that the whole emphasis on the young and old business -- that's not the issue, that's not what they walk away with, because that's not what it's about. He could be white, I could be black. It's not about that. It's about saying yes when others think you should say no.