M.J. Rose

Quotes

• “To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague y...”
• “Art frees us from our prejudices and gives us the chance to become our best selves, individuals who dare to dream. And e...”
• “The library at home when she was child had been her refuge. She gravitated to it. When she was anxious, just taking a bo...”
• “It was a fitting animal for a priest. Cats guard the secrets of the otherworld and are liaisons with mystic realms. Prot...”
• “There was, for many of us, a great escape in reading about the fantastic and supernatural during wartime. Terrors more t...”
• “Spend lavishly on creams. Wash your hair with henna at the first sign of gray. Never spend one minute thinking about wha...”
• “They called it the Great War, but that implied worthiness and grandeur, not violence and helplessness and the utter wast...”
• “Jersey cows,” Eva explained after Jac complimented the luxurious taste. “The butter and cream here are better than anywh...”
• “No, the sadness will soften, its edges will become less rough. In time missing him will be the way you love him.”