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.
Terry McMillanI'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.
Terry McMillanDon't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers don't care. It's the people in your book that matter.
Terry McMillanWhy is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?
Terry McMillan