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All Quotes by author - Terry McMillan
" 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. "
Young
You
Think
" Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect. "
Life
Your
You
" Every human being I know craves love and affection. "
Being
Love
Know
" Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical. "
Writing
Admit
Few
" I can't stand that - those women in 'Waiting to Exhale' now. I can't stand them. But that's because I'm 53 and not 33. But what they were experiencing at 33, I identified with it. "
Stand
Waiting
Women
" I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me. "
Most
Negative
Me
" I don't live my life as a writer. I'm a mother, an African-American woman, and I do everything that everybody else does - cook and a little bit of cleaning. "
Life
Woman
My Life
" 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. "
Pride
Voice
Yourself
" 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. "
Doing
Day
You
" I'm a fast writer. "
Fast
Writer
" I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other. "
Relationships
Lovers
Why
" I'm not an angry woman. I'm not bitter. "
Woman
Bitter
Angry
" I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand. "
I Am
Create
Level
" It takes me forever to say my prayers these days, but I don't care, because this time around, I want to make sure God doesn't have to do any guesswork. "
God
Care
Time
" 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. "
Result
I Am
Think
" 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. "
Home
Small
House
" My stories are character driven. "
Stories
Driven
Character
" People need to be re - sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves and then get reacquainted with our better selves. "
Sometimes
Get
Need
" 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. "
Work
Attention
Flaws
" What's universal is the texture of our relationships. It's evolving. Times are changing with the women's movement. Men's roles are being redefined and, in some ways, they're confused. "
Relationships
Women
Confused
" Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest. "
Heart
Rest
Will
" You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way. "
Living
Long
You
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