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. M.J. Rose More Quotes by M.J. Rose More Quotes From M.J. Rose What we do is a wonder, an art, and we have a responsibility to do it well. M.J. Rose responsibility wonder art 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? M.J. Rose dark dream sleep 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. M.J. Rose flower dream memories There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace. M.J. Rose honesty life lying 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. M.J. Rose reading secret writing 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. M.J. Rose passion destiny soul Needing someone doesn't make you weak, it makes you feel. And feeling is how you know you're alive. M.J. Rose needing-someone alive feelings 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. M.J. Rose plans marketing book Self-body hate, like any hate or other strong negative emotion, contributes to unneeded weight gain by triggering junk-food cravings. M.J. Rose hate strong self Keep in mind that television, magazines, movies, and even newspapers rarely show images of average-shaped bodies. M.J. Rose magazines mind average More than 3,500 hardcover novels are published each year. Even the most avid reader buys fewer than one a week. M.J. Rose avid reading book Sometimes love worked out, but more often it failed M.J. Rose sometimes-love time-love sometimes "As Oedipus learned, the more you run away from what is predetermined the more you run toward it. M.J. Rose oedipus running-away running