Terry McMillan Quotes (18 Quotes)

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

My stories are character driven.

I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is the creator.

That's part of their problem -- they're cowards. I think that he (Plummer) should be charged with attempted murder for risking my life without my knowledge or consent ... I think that what you (BET) are doing should be applauded because I think more than anything there are women out there that are victims. And I think that we need to hold men accountable for their actions.

I would be content being a housewife if I could find the kind of man who wouldn't treat me like one

It's the deception and when you think you are dealing with someone you think you can trust.

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.

She has a certain kind of power and sensuality and strength. The way I perceived Stella, she has it, ... And there's a softness in Angela that I don't think you've seen in other movies.

Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.

I wrote the book in order to give myself permission,

I'm a fast writer.

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.

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.

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.

He has lost his (expletive) mind if he thinks I'm going to let him walk off into the sunset with my (expletive) money.

There was not a lot of conflict in the book. Most it was internal conflict so we had to externalize it, ... We had to create situations and people to add to the conflict in order to fuel the story ... so you could see what's at stake.

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.

Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.