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Terry McMillan is a renowned American author known for her profound portrayals of the lives of modern African American women. Her works often focus on family, love, and racial issues, and are highly appreciated by readers.

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Famous Terry McMillan Quotes

“Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest.”

Writing Heart Care Take Care Gods Will

Author:Terry McMillan

“We never thought some guy would deliberately fill our hearts with brown sugar and then pour hot water all over it.”

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Book:Getting to Happy

Source: Getting to Happy

“We get divorce, we get conned, someone we love dies, or we can't find anybody to love us or somebody breaks our heart and we realize this fairy tale ain't fair. So we suffer.”

Heart Suffering Dies Realizing Break Fairs Divorce Tales Fairy Fairy Tale

Book:Getting to Happy

Source: Getting to Happy

“I been saying it for years: church is full of sneaky men posing as honest souls, and they are perpetuators our here looking for women just like you, with giant holes in your hearts, and they can smell when you got a good job and when you lonely as hell.”

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Book:Getting to Happy

Source: Getting to Happy

“Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.”

Writing Heart Use Behinds My Heart Shelter

Author:Terry McMillan

About the Author

Born: October 18, 1951
Known for: Author
Quotes: 76

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Getting to HappyRelated source material

The Interruption of EverythingRelated source material

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