Top 21 Quotes by Terry McMillan

I like doing the readings and the autographing, but the interviewing gets a little tedious because you get asked the same questions every day and sometimes three or four times a day.

I don't live my life as a writer. I'm a mother, an African-American woman, and I do everything that everybody else does - cook and a little bit of cleaning.

I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.

My stories are character driven.

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.

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.

People need to be re - sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves and then get reacquainted with our better selves.

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

I'm not an angry woman. I'm not bitter.