American - Author | October 18, 1951 -
I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.
Terry McMillan
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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.
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People need to be re - sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves and then get reacquainted with our better selves.
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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.
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I'm not an angry woman. I'm not bitter.
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Every human being I know craves love and affection.
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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.
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You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.
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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.
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