“Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren...” — M. J. Rose Quote

“Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren't going to read it. Even if you are going to give it away. Even if you aren't interested. Not just for the author but for the bookstore. It's karma and just plain good manners.”

“I've always been fascinated by the concept of reincarnation. I learned that many brilliant people were interested in reincarnation, including Carl Jung. I'm a big Jungian. So I began writing novels involving theories integrating past and present, even if the past element in the novel took place 500 or 1,000 years ago.”

“If you're going to abridge a book in the author's own words, you can't go sticking your own in.”

“One of the great currents in the contemporary experience of art is that it seems to come out of the experience of the author.”

“There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.”