It's sad to think that we've gotten to this, that we actually have to think about how to … - Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan

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.

Guilty, Men, Sadder, Thinking

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I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet!

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I like to think of what happens to characters in good novels and stories as knots--things keep knotting up. And by the end of the story--readers see an unknotting of sorts. Not what you expect, not the easy answers you get on TV, not wash and wear philosophies, but a reproduction of believable, emotional experiences.

Character, Easy, Happens, Philosophy, Reproduction, Thinking

I love writing in first person more than third. I have to basically suspend my own world. I don't exist. I'm just a conduit. So I can be eight years old. I can be the mother of a kid that you find out certain things I'm not going to say.

Exist, Kids, Mother, Say, Writing

It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.

Behind Your Back, Behinds, Business, Firsts, Friends, Usually

My stories are character driven.

Character, Driven, Stories

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