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M.J. Rose is an American author known for her suspense and romance novels. Born in 1953, she began writing in 1989. Rose's works often blend historical and modern elements, featuring complex plots and in-depth character development.

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Famous M.J. Rose Quotes

“...men are monsters all, and something in them wants to force others to see the world the same way they see it.”

Religion Human Nature

Book:The Collector of Dying Breaths

Source: The Collector of Dying Breaths

“The business of living can steal away the wonder of life.”

Life Wonder Busy Steal

Book:Tiffany Blues

Source: Tiffany Blues

“No, the sadness will soften, its edges will become less rough. In time missing him will be the way you love him.”

Sadness Mourning

Book:The Witch of Painted Sorrows

Source: The Witch of Painted Sorrows

“It was a fitting animal for a priest. Cats guard the secrets of the otherworld and are liaisons with mystic realms. Protectors of esoteric knowledge, cats can open the gates through which a priest can see the future and gain insight.”

Animals Cats Catskills

Book:Seduction

Source: Seduction

“We're all broken in one way or another, but it's through the cracks in our souls that the light comes through. And the light, Jenny, that's our art. Now, paint. Paint as if your life depends on it.”

Art Soul Light Broken Cracks

Book:Tiffany Blues

Source: Tiffany Blues

“Look at that magic. Light mattered to Monet, to Cezanne, to Manet, and now Matisse is moving into almost flat color, and everyone is following. And Picasso? He doesn't care about light at all. But you can't have beauty without light, and beauty is the only worthwhile quest. Don't lose your way trying to become popular.”

Art Light Artist Popularity Composition Trendy

Book:Tiffany Blues

Source: Tiffany Blues

“The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse. It can keep a soul alive even if all that survives is a shimmering. I've even seen it. I've been bathed in it. I've been changed by it.”

Ifs Soul Passion Results Destiny Alive One Thing Changed Love Passion Money Power

Book:The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Novel

Source: The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Novel

“Needing someone doesn't make you weak, it makes you feel. And feeling is how you know you're alive.”

Knows Feels Feelings Alive Weak Needing Someone

Author:M.J. Rose

“The owl is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?”

Knows World Doe Dream Reality Dark Sleep Interesting Missing Creatures Bird Curious Awake Owl

Book:Seduction: A Novel of Suspense

Source: Seduction: A Novel of Suspense

“Self-body hate, like any hate or other strong negative emotion, contributes to unneeded weight gain by triggering junk-food cravings.”

Self Body Hate Strong Emotion Gains Negative Weight Craving Body Image Junk Junk Food Negative Emotions

Author:M.J. Rose

“Keep in mind that television, magazines, movies, and even newspapers rarely show images of average-shaped bodies.”

Mind Shows Body Television Average Newspapers Magazines Body Image

Author:M.J. Rose

“There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace.”

Ifs Life Lying Goal Grace Honesty Offers Glory Shame Destructive Dishonesty

Author:M.J. Rose

“‎"As Oedipus learned, the more you run away from what is predetermined the more you run toward it.”

Running Running Away Predetermined Oedipus

Book:The Reincarnationist

Source: The Reincarnationist

“Is there a secret? Yes. Anaïs Nin and Pauline Réage and Anne Rampling and Erica Jong all knew it. E. L. James knows it. It is the secret behind all of our writing. And our reading. Arousal starts in the mind. And grows in the mind. The brain is the most erogenous zone in a woman’s body. That is our secret. And it is what we share.”

Knows Writing Mind Body Age Reading Grows Secret Behinds Brain Share Zone Women's Bodies Arousal

Author:M.J. Rose

“The secret, which is not so secret after all, is that the people who we love live on in our hearts, in the beat of our blood.”

People Heart Secret Blood Beats

Book:The Collector of Dying Breaths: A Novel of Suspense

Source: The Collector of Dying Breaths: A Novel of Suspense

“Perfume is magic. It's mystery. We recreate the smell of a flower. Of wood. Of grass. We capture the essence of life. Liquefy it. We store memories. We make dreams.”

Dream Memories Magic Mystery Flower Essence Woods Smell Stores Grass Capture Perfume Essence Of Life

Author:M.J. Rose

“Sometimes love worked out, but more often it failed”

Sometimes Time Love Sometimes Love

Book:In Fidelity: A Novel

Source: In Fidelity: A Novel

“What we do is a wonder, an art, and we have a responsibility to do it well.”

Wells Art Responsibility Wonder

Author:M.J. Rose

“There's no one thing you can do to have success, but if you have a plan and you keep doing things, you'll eventually build to a success.”

Ifs Book Can Do Plans One Thing Marketing

Author:M.J. Rose

“More than 3,500 hardcover novels are published each year. Even the most avid reader buys fewer than one a week.”

Years Book Reading Novel Week Reader Fewer Book Reading Avid

Author:M.J. Rose

About the Author

Born: 1953
Known for: Author
Quotes: 20

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Tiffany BluesRelated source material

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