M J Quotes

THE BOY WHO LIVED M ~ J.K. Rowling

As you breathe, say to yourself: Breathing in, I am aware of breathing in. Breathing out, I am aware of breathing out. ~ M.J. Ryan

Wanted: Steel toed Bible thumpers to reach a monster truck mad world. ~ M.J. McGuire

I forgive," Penny said. "But I don't forget. I'll remember the kind of gum you were chewing when you did me wrong. ~ M.J. Mandrake

The fool has said in his heart: pass me another Everlasting God-Stopper, please. ~ M.J. McGuire

Sometimes love worked out, but more often it failed ~ M.J. Rose

There was, for many of us, a great escape in reading about the fantastic and supernatural during wartime. Terrors more terrible than those we were living through gave us an outlet for our anxiety. ~ M.J. Rose

With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them. ~ M.J. Rose

Have you forgotten who we are? Inuttigut. We are Inuit. We live in a place littered with bones, with spirits, with reminders of the past. Nothing dies here and nothing rots: not bones, not plastic, not memories. Especially not memories. We live surrounded by our stories. It's one of our gifts. Unlike most of the rest of the world, we can't escape our stories, Derek. ~ M.J. McGrath

Paris is an unsolved puzzle. She inspires me in a way that other places don't. And she demands more of me. Just try to write about her without bumping into cliche after cliche. ~ M.J. Rose

Friday evening is glorified because people celebrate the dividends of their trade: five days of work-bondage exchanged for two days of unadulterated freedom. Saturday and Sunday is the paycheck for Monday through Friday, and Friday evening symbolizes the emergence of that payment, freedom for two days. ~ M.J. DeMarco

The Bread of Life is still better than Chicken Soup for the Soul. ~ M.J. McGuire

PR and marketing doesn't sell books. It gets attention for them. It sends readers to bookstores and websites to read a few pages. ~ M.J. Rose

His sleeve rode up, revealing an armband tattoo that hadn't been there before. She was not the kind to get turned on by tattoos, normally, but this one, on the hard-muscled arm of the man she'd once loved, the man she was stuck here with - dangerous. Too dangerous. ~ M.J. Fredrick

A time will come in your life, William, where your faith will be tested ... and you must stay faithful to the word and vision that the All-Father has given to you. ~ M.J. Chrisman

One of the biggest differences between you and a traditionally published author is that a self-pubbed author is responsible for everything. Not just writing the book - but cover design, editing, producing, distribution, and publicity as well. ~ 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. ~ M.J. Rose

Open your eyes. Look at me. I need you to see what you do to me. ~ M.J. Carnal

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. ~ M.J. Rose

Karla wasn't the religious type, but with certain men she was willing to get down on her knees and pray. ~ M.J. Lawless

Ask your agent to set up a meeting with either your editor or the marketing department of the house or both so you can find out what they're doing, what they aren't, and what you can do to help. ~ M.J. Rose

Don't hire anyone - no matter what they offer - who promises you they'll sell 'X' copies of your book. Every book is different. The best any marketing company or PR firm can do for your book is make potential readers aware of it. ~ M.J. Rose

Does having three other children lessen your pain over the one who is lost? Not lessen the pain, no. But it keeps me wanting to draw breath. It keeps me alive. In nurturing and caring for another child you can love the child you lost. ~ M.J. Rose

For mile after mile the strangler fines choked the sal trees, one grey trunk encircling another, until the whole jungle resembled some terrible tangled knot in which it was impossible to tell murderer from victim. ~ M.J. Carter

As is the case for many people with multiple sclerosis, the effects of weakened limbs, spasticity and fatigue had cut my working life in half. Yet not a single GP, neurologist or nurse, and none of the MS websites, had mentioned the use of neuroenhancers for the treatment of neurological fatigue. ~ M. J. Hyland

Before you leave, you may ask of me one thing you need that I can find within the walls of my estate." he said with a low rumble. ~ M.J. Haag

There are countless moments in the average life when you have to decide whether to open yourself up or bury yourself deep. In love, at work, among your family, with friends, there are moments when you have to decide whether you are ready to reveal your true self. ~ M.J. Arlidge

Recognize that the great majority of us aren't trained actors and entertainers. Usually, it's not our faces, our bodies, our personas or our stage presence that sells our books. It's our stories, our visions and our voices. ~ M.J. Rose

I've always felt writing is an art. Publishing is a business. I felt strongly if I was going to write, I would write what I wanted to, and if the 'market' didn't respond, there was nothing I could really do about it. ~ M.J. Rose

Politicians are fools and the games they play are fools games. ~ M.J. Rose

I wasn't talking to Simon. Talking might lead to something foolish like wanting to kiss him again. Or punch him. One of the two. ~ M.J. Scott

UNDERLYING NEED "COPING" MECHANISM To have support in figuring out your talents Getting stoned to avoid thinking about it To be loved, held, appreciated Negativity, pessimism to "control" expectations To have feelings received Overeating as an attempt at self-soothing To be recognized as mattering Overwork to prove worth To forgive yourself Becoming perfectionistic to try and avoid mistakes To avoid punishment or disapproval Focusing solely on the needs of others so you don't take care of yourself by exercising Rest and rejuvenation Drinking alcohol to excess, "rewarding" yourself with fatty or sweet foods Solitude and contemplation Picking fights so you end up alone Stability in chaos Worrying as a way to feel in control A sense of purpose Overspending in an attempt to find meaning in material things ~ M.J. Ryan

Fuck me. If I'm to die tonight, I want to know I'm alive for one last time. ~ M.J. Lawless

As Oedipus learned, the more you run away from what is predetermined the more you run toward it. ~ M.J. Rose

She was resilient
A brave soldier when life tested her
It didn't matter that she did strange things
like stand tall under the rain
letting the drops kiss her skin
thinking the storm was romantic
It was hard to quiet her
not that you would want to
when she spoke, it was captivating
Her heart was like a candle
warm and delicate
just what you needed during darkness
Sometimes, she'd go off and explore the world
test her limits
laugh too much
cry when humans were cruel
It wasn't hard to see why people envied her
You'd come to realize she was a lion
and she could not be tamed. ~ M.J. Abraham

But when from a long-distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more enduring, more unsubstantial, more persistent, more faithful, remain poised a long time, like souls, remembering, waiting, hoping, amid the ruins of all the rest; and bear unflinchingly, in the tiny and almost impalpable drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection. ~ M.J. Rose

Nora Roberts, Stephen King, Lee Child and George R. R. Martin write wildly different books. Their writing, plotting and styles have little or nothing in common. But they all write books and characters that readers find appealing. ~ M.J. Rose

Holding his gaze, she lifted her hips to bring him inside her.
He choked out a groan as he buried himself deep, his body pressed against hers, his length filling her, stretching her, more delicious than she'd imagined. He moved in long, sure strokes, deep, measured.
Controlled. Focused. ~ M.J. Fredrick

Every culture has its version. It's universal. One of the things that is most fascinating about studying mythology is how so many of the stories and symbols are the same through the centuries and cultures. Just renamed and slightly altered. ~ M.J. Rose

More than 3,500 hardcover novels are published each year. Even the most avid reader buys fewer than one a week. ~ M.J. Rose

His biggest regret: being too late ~ M.J. Abraham

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

I'm not just a pretty face, you know."
I laugh then, despite myself.
"Who said your face was pretty?" I reply, raising an eyebrow.
"You did," he says, that cocky smile growing wider.
"I don't think I've ever said anything of the sort," I retort.
"You don't have to, it's written all over your face – I mean, why else aren't you able to keep your eyes off me?" He flashes me a wink. ~ M.J. Prince

I'm sure you think you're a very nice guy, but from where I'm sitting at the moment all I see is an asshole. Yes, you're a very good-looking asshole, with a great body and handsome face and nice tan and all that, but do you know what the best thing about assholes is? When they keep quiet and go away. ~ M.J. Lawless

Find out if your radio interviewer has read your book, or you are going to have to do that part of the job on air. It's okay if they haven't, but it's always better to be prepared for what's coming. ~ M.J. Rose

The dead live as long as someone who loves them lives. ~ M.J. Rose

Ask your editor or ask your agent to find out what the house's goals are for your book before it comes out. Get some sense of expectations so you are prepared. ~ M.J. Rose

Gratitude helps us love well by keeping us focused on the beauty in our relationship and the person we love. ~ M.J. Ryan

A mystery." He smiled, his teeth a white gleam in the shadowed face. "I like mysteries."

"Don't you have enough to do without going looking for trouble?"

"I especially like mysteries that involve trouble. ~ M.J. Scott

Readers often tell me after they've read the books, they find it difficult to sum up the plot in a simple way. My response is, "It's a story about the love a father shares for his daughter. All the rest is just filler."
- MJ Mancini, on his best-selling trilogy, "Revelation". ~ M.J. Mancini

Sometimes, we're so... we're so bloody concerned with doing the things everyone expects us to do, we forget that in the end we need to show each other a bit of mercy, pity and peace. And love. Love more than all. ~ M.J. Lawless

Take a deep breath and think of the three things you are grateful for, right in this moment. ~ M.J. Ryan

The next thing she knew, he'd turned her so her back was against one of the wider trees. He stroked the hair back from her jaw and kissed her, his mouth hot and hungry. She returned the intensity, her arms around his shoulders, her fingers in his hair, her body pressed against him as if just that could ease the ache coursing through her. His hands molded her waist, bringing her closer, his tongue stroked between her lips in a rhythm that made every nerve sing. ~ M.J. Fredrick

where it had become debilitating. Julianne now speaks ~ M.J. Knight

M.J. looked at her. "What's the difference between God and a federal judge?"

"I don't know."

"God doesn't think he's a federal judge."

Tara smiled, for what seemed like the first time in days. ~ Laura Griffin

To paraphrase Montaigne - even when you're sitting on the highest throne in the world, you're still sitting on your arse. ~ M.J. Carter

Hair so red, as red as flame,
and eyes so green, as deep as the sea,
your skin so pale I cannot tame -
I burn and I drown when you come to me. ~ M.J. Lawless

Spiritual leaders teach that waking up is a process, that it doesn't just happen once and for all, but must occur again and again when we realize we have forgotten the miracle of being alive, and in recognizing our forgetfulness, we wake to the miracle once again. In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances. ~ M.J. Ryan

Don't threaten me, you piece of filth. ~ M.J. Carter

If you want to talk to God, it's best to do it where you don't have to shout to have yourself heard. ~ M.J. Rose

I know some authors who have gotten $25,000 advances and put it all into marketing, others who allocate $5,000 or $1,000. ~ M.J. Rose

I have a Siamese twin cat. It's got 2 heads and 18 lives. ~ M.J. McGuire

The major rule in the American belief system - that anyone can do anything ... is a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters mediocrity. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence. ~ M.J. Ryan

There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors. ~ M.J. Rose

I've had a lot of really influential people in my life, like my grandmother M. J., who have helped me along the way. But there are so many of us girls in my family, and even though they're all so open and honest, who I seek advice from depends on what aspect of life I'm dealing with. ~ Khloe Kardashian

When I was in advertising, I did a great deal of work on television commercials. A co-worker and I wrote a screenplay, which led to a few more screenplays, and some were optioned by production companies. I was advised to move to California but didn't want to make the move. I decided to use another form of storytelling, so I wrote a novel. ~ M.J. Rose

The business of living can steal away the wonder of life. ~ M.J. Rose

in order to actually do something new, you have to get clear on why you are willing to expend all that energy. Why do you want to start that new hobby, have time alone with your spouse, get more sleep, move across the country, get out of debt? The benefits of where you're headed need to be clear. Just as you need a powerful what, you need a meaningful why. ~ M.J. Ryan

When Darkness surrounds you, look for the stars. When Jealousy whispers, kill it with laughter. When Hate hurts you, love with all your strength. ~ M.J. Abraham

He braced his feet apart and lowered his mouth to her throat and lapped the droplets of water from her skin. "I want to feel your mouth on me. I want you to touch me. Christ, Tess, I've missed you." He followed the slope of her breast and hovered above her nipple, waiting.
Finally her lips caressed the column of his throat, her tongue making trails over his skin, her mouth moving down to his chest, across his pec to his nipple, which she bit. Punishment, he knew, but a turn-on anyway. ~ M.J. Fredrick

He, however, pushed her gently but firmly back down onto the bed. "Did I say you could move?" he asked with mock authority. "You lie back and open your legs."

"Yes, sir!" she replied, equally mockingly but full of delight as she stretched her thighs apart. "But you can't go to your meeting with that!"

Daniel looked down. "Why not? Maximilian Roth may be richer than me, but I don't think he should forget for a moment who has the bigger cock. ~ M.J. Lawless

The library at home when she was child had been her refuge. She gravitated to it. When she was anxious, just taking a book of a shelf calmed her. Opening the cover, feeling the paper's smoothness, smelling the sheets, the leather, even sometimes the ink, centered her. ~ M.J. Rose

Every story begins with a tremble of anticipation. At the start we may have an idea of our point of arrival, but what lies before us and makes us shudder is the journey, for that is all discovery. ~ M.J. Rose

For decades, chalk and alum have been added to bread, and burnt corn and peas ground up to make coffee. Vinegar is rendered sharper by the addition of sulphuric acid, arrowroot is added to milk to thicken it, mustard is eked out with flour, strychnine is added to beer for bitterness and green vitriol to encourage a foaming head. And these are but the harmless manipulations. ~ M.J. Carter

Freedom is just another word for being alone ~ M.J. Rose

The Zankli Sacred Prayer: Oh God, I bring before you your children you have gifted with the light. Bring unto them what is yours to give, your to provide, and yours to understand. Bless them with the joy of goodness, and deliver unto them longevity, wisdom and foresight. ~ M.J. Duff

A mystery is a whodunit. You know what happened, but not how or who's behind it. A thriller, or a suspense, is a howdunit. You know what happened, and you usually know who did it, but you keep reading because you want to know how they pulled it off. ~ M.J. Rose

I've always been fascinated by how the past impacts the present. For the first half of my career as a novelist, I wrote psychological suspense mysteries. I wanted to be a therapist but was told that while I was a fine diagnostician, I would be a terrible therapist because I wanted to solve everyone's problems. ~ M.J. Rose

I don't want to tell you everything. Actually, I'm not sure I can remember everything. I spent a fair bit of time repressing some of those thoughts, and I don't really have a huge amount of time for that psychobabble crap: a few things really are better left off where they are. ~ M.J. Lawless

[Tess] "Your penis has forgotten we're divorced," she muttered.
"My penis always had a thing for you," he said.
The way the words rumbled in his chest, vibrated against her back, shouldn't have turned her on, but her body remembered him, too, the fit of him, the slide of him, the way he fit, just right. Better than the damn vibrator, which didn't include his weight over her, his hands on her body, his mouth on her breasts. ~ M.J. Fredrick

[Mr. Bates comments on the description of Robespierre in History of the French Revolution by M. J. L. Adolphe Thiers]
He was a living proof that[,] in civil troubles, obstinate mediocrity is more powerful than the irregularity of genius. It is not only in civil troubles but in all the affairs of life, that obstinate mediocrity triumphs over irregular genius, and enjoys the fruits of victory.
The Diary of Edward Bates, Entry for March 7, 1865, Edited by Howard K. Beale
~ Edward Bates

I'm not a good writer. It takes me a long time to get there. I write and then rewrite and revise and do it over and over until I'm satisfied. ~ M.J. Rose

It's the adventures you don't have that you end up regretting. ~ M.J. Pearson

I guess we're even now," I say finally, my voice a ragged whisper.
Raph seems to calm down then and it makes him all the more dangerous. He flashes me a smile which is as beautiful as it is disturbing.
"Oh, no, baby, we're far from even." The promise echoes through my ears long after he stalks off out of the cafeteria. ~ M.J. Prince

Do not be afraid of the unknown, Jake. When you cannot see something, or do not know of it, it does not always follow that it is a thing to be feared. You must embrace it with all your heart and soul. Learn to understand it, for only then will you be able to control it, or prevent it from controlling you. ~ M.J. Webb

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

Well, death might take lives, but it doesn't take memories. ~ M.J. Abraham

There was an ingredient used in perfumes and remedies in the Middle Ages called 'momie' that is certainly one of the most fascinating I've come across. ~ M.J. Rose

In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what. ~ M.J. Ryan

From the very beginning, I envisioned success as selling enough books so I could keep getting published and continue to write what I wanted to without compromising. ~ M.J. Rose

Pacing back across the floorboards, she paused by the fireplace, a tingling sensation flirting with her. ~ M.J. Gallagher

I've had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes. ~ M.J. Rose

She didn't do anything at all
except arrived without warning
in the middle of the night
(right when I least expected it)

She walked by me, with a strut in her step
smelling like summer
causing me to turn my head
(even the leaves swayed her way)

All she did was look at me
with bright, curious eyes
filled with mirth and secrets
(as if an adventure was about to happen)

I tried not to think of her at all
not the curves of her body
or the stories that she told
(you knew there'd never be dull conversations)

By then, I couldn't walk away
I got caught up in her storm
without a care in the world
(I was a very good swimmer)

She was a hurricane who created her own sunshine. ~ M.J. Abraham

If no one knows your book is out there, no one will think about buying it. It's as simple as that. ~ M.J. Rose

I wouldn't think it happens easily or often, never for some people. I imagine a love like that is like a fire starting with a spark and growing into a blaze becoming an engulfing passion too hot for most people to withstand. ~ M.J. Rose

I'm sure she didn't mean what she said. Life's too short to hold grudges."
"No, you just have to organize your time better," Elaine said. "I believe in grudges. They help you survive. ~ M.J. Mandrake

It was more than a string of letters put together
it was a thick cloak in the cold
and a strong defense against an enemy
It was more than the naked heart on paper
it was a way to undress sadness ... and sins
and an olive branch for the desperate
Writing was her prayer
and the words were felt. ~ M.J. Abraham

I... thank you for your offer," I said slowly, "but I've taken so much from the estate already."
"You scorn my offer?"
The roar of his rage momentarily deafened me and startled nearby birds from their roosts. Rubbing my ears, I hastily tried to assure him. ~ M.J. Haag

And I'll help you get clean," he replied. "Just after I've made you dirty all over again. ~ M.J. Lawless

Jacqueline Rose was so wonderful in so many ways, and I was really blessed to be her daughter. Of all the things I am because of her - there's no question: I am a writer because of her love of books. ~ M.J. Rose