“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.” I CanWaiting Author:Terry McMillan
“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.” WorldWritingYearsFirstsPersonsI CanKidsMotherCertainMy OwnThirdsEightFirst PersonMy Own World Author:Terry McMillan
“Now, I've been known to be attractive on special occasions, and I do my best to project as much beauty as I can muster from deep inside, though I often fail.” I CanKnownFailingSpecialProjectsOccasionsAttractiveDeep InsideMusterSpecial Occasion Book:Getting to Happy Source: Getting to Happy
“Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.” FeelsWritingI CanJudged Author:Terry McMillan