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1 " 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. "
― Terry McMillan
2 " For five years I didn't think it was possible to be this happy.But then he forgot all those promises he made. He forgot why he loved me. He simply stopped loving me.And this is how he did it:He stopped talking to me unless I spoke to him.He stopped holding my hand.He stopped kissing me good night.He stopped kissing me good morning.He stopped kissing me.He stopped smiling at me.He stopped laughing.He stopped bathing and showering with me.He stopped wanting me.He started swearing at me.He started lying to me.He started cheating on me.He hurt me.And then he told me he was in love with another woman and wanted a divorce.Oh, I forgot. He said he was sorry.I wanted to blow his fucking brains out. "
― Terry McMillan , I Almost Forgot About You
3 " I pray for my children. That they stay safe and make good decisions. That they be happy, thoughtful, and caring human beings. That they have the strength to get up if they fall down. "
― Terry McMillan , The Interruption of Everything
4 " I pray for my mother. That if she can't ever recover what she's lost or what she's losing, that she not feel like she's lost. I pray that we make her feel necessary and valued as long as possible. That she comes to know comfort, even if I can't provide it myself. "
5 " I pray for my sister. That she be allowed to discover grace and find peace without drugs. That her hair grows. That some of her pain be driven from her and given to me because I think I can handle it. I pray for her kids. That they find they have a chance to grow up knowing they were loved. "
6 " I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet! "
― Terry McMillan , Who Asked You?
7 " Yeah, well all I can say is that a half truth is a still a while lie, ain't it... "
8 " I thought you said you were trying to quit swearing!Go to hell, Paulette. I will. As soon as I can have a whole week where no crazy or ridiculous or unbelievable shi*t happens an my mind is calm long enough to remember how to think. "
9 " Why people take drugs baffles me to no end. Especially when they can't afford them. "
10 " At some point, we need to be honest with ourselves and do what excites us instead of what looks good on paper. "
11 " I'm trying to stop lying to myself about little things. I'm still working on the big ones. "
12 " You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. "
13 " Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect. "
― Terry McMillan , Disappearing Acts
14 " So are you happy? he asks.I hate it when anyone asks me that. It's such a loaded fucking question. Are they talking aggregate years? Doesn't it depend on the day, the moment? Or are they referring to last year or last month? "
15 " Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do. "
16 " Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind. "
― Terry McMillan , Getting to Happy (Waiting To Exhale #2)
17 " I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy. "
18 " Men cheat. They lie. They love porn. The don't respect you and don't care if they hurt you. It's the fucking breaks. Women divorce 'em 'cause we can't tame 'em or train 'em or control 'em like we do household pets. End of story. "
19 " don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure! "
― Terry McMillan , A Day Late and a Dollar Short
20 " I was tired of chasing ghosts, hollow men who were outside my comfort zone, men who had nothing to give me except a rush. It was all I asked for, and all I ever got. "
