Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Terry McMillan

Quote by Terry McMillan

“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.”

Quote by Terry McMillan

Book:Getting to Happy
Create image

Work

Getting to Happy

This book provides practical advice and insights on how to cultivate a positive mindset and improve overall life satisfaction. more

Author

Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan

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. more

You May Also Like

“Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good is a life that's forgiving. We're creatures of contact regardless of whether we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together. Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more-- since it beats staying dry but so lonely on shore. So we make ourselves open while knowing full well it's essentially saying "please, come pierce my shell.”

ThinkingWellsMayMeanStillsTogetherAsksKnowingPleaseLessonsCreaturesKissingBeatsLonelyDestructionForgivingWoundsContactDryStayingShoreSpellsShellsPierceSo LonelySaying Please
Author:David Rakoff
Create image

“Oh, Val," said Father. "All you have to do is live your life, and everyone around you will be happier." "No greatness, then." "Val," said Mother, "goodness trumps greatness any day." "Not in the history books," said Valentine. "Then the wrong people are writing history, aren't they?" said Father.”

PeopleWritingSaidBookMotherFatherGreatnessTrumpGoodnessLive Your LifeThey SaidValentineHistory BooksWriting History
Book:Ender's Game Boxed Set II: Ender's Game, Ender in Exile, Speak for the Dead
Create image