--- title: "1 Thing Destiny Quotes By M.J. Rose" description: "1 Thing Destiny quotes by M.J. Rose. Plus more from M.J. Rose and more Thing Destiny sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/m-j-rose-17898_alive_the-one-thing-i-am-now-sure-of-is-that-i_2684043.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-one-thing-i-am-now-sure-of-is-that-if-there-is-such-a-thing-as/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/m-j-rose-17898_alive_the-one-thing-i-am-now-sure-of-is-that-i_2684043.jpg) ## More by M.J. Rose > [“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-owl-he-was-saying-is-one-of-the-most-curious-creatures-a-bird/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/more-than-3-500-hardcover-novels-are-published-each-year-even-the/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“But it's been a wonderful change. I've found myself. I am stronger than I have ever been. I am painting, and I'm good at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/but-it-s-been-a-wonderful-change-i-ve-found-myself-i-am-stronger-than/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“Needing someone doesn't make you weak, it makes you feel. And feeling is how you know you're alive. -Jack Reacher”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/needing-someone-doesn-t-make-you-weak-it-makes-you-feel-and-feeling/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-secret-which-is-not-so-secret-after-all-is-that-the-people-who-we/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“The library at home when she was child had been her refuge. She gravitated to it. When she was anxious, just taking a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-library-at-home-when-she-was-child-had-been-her-refuge-she/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/perfume-is-magic-it-s-mystery-we-recreate-the-smell-of-a-flower-of/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“The dead live as long as someone who loves them lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-dead-live-as-long-as-someone-who-loves-them-lives/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“Politicians are fools and the games they play are fools games.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/politicians-are-fools-and-the-games-they-play-are-fools-games/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [Keep in mind that television, magazines, movies, and even newspapers rarely show images of average-shaped bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/keep-in-mind-that-television-magazines-movies-and-even-newspapers/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/there-s-no-one-thing-you-can-do-to-have-success-but-if-you-have-a/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“Isabeau had a garden insider of her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/isabeau-had-a-garden-insider-of-her/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [Is there a secret? Yes. Anaïs Nin and Pauline Réage and Anne Rampling and Erica Jong all knew it. E. L. James knows it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/is-there-a-secret-yes-ana-s-nin-and-pauline-r-age-and-anne-rampling/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/every-culture-has-its-version-it-s-universal-one-of-the-things-that/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [“To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague your soul. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/to-be-a-decent-writer-you-must-have-both-empathy-and-imagination/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-destiny/m-j-rose/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thing Destiny Quotes By M.J. 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