“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.” ThinkingKidsYoungParentInterestCan DoPrimaries Author:Terry McMillan
“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.” PeopleThinkingMy OwnResultsTragedyAffectedCompassionatePlightEmpathetic Author:Terry McMillan
“Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?” IfsThinkingPlayHappensBlackFeetFootballBasketballSixTall Book:Disappearing Acts Source: Disappearing Acts
“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.” ThinkingMenFeelsFindingsGuilty Author:Terry McMillan
“I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.” PeopleThinkingFeelsDifferentLiberating Author:Terry McMillan
“Parents can ruin children, and sometimes that's a learned behavior. Sometimes you can't blame your parents for it, sometimes you can. I think to me, that's what the whole paradox is, is people that have children that don't even know how to raise them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsChildrenSometimesWholeParentKnow HowBehaviorRaisesBlameRuinsParadoxLearned Behavior Author:Terry McMillan
“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.” ThinkingEndsPhilosophyCharacterStoriesHappensEasyAnswersNovelEmotionalTvsReaderKnotsReproductionBelievableEasy Answers Author:Terry McMillan
