{"author":"Amanda Hocking","author_id":"Amanda+Hocking","total_quotes":33,"quotes":[{"text":"The sun had begun its descent toward the horizon, and the sounds of the carnival played like a familiar song behind me.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["carnival","paranormal","young-adult"],"id":1523,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"He hadn’t been peeping intentionally; he’d been trying to sneak into my room. So that was slightly less creepy, I supposed.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["kindlehighlight"],"id":34165,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["smart","fun","think "],"id":49670,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["appearances","life"],"id":62363,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["growing-up","maturity"],"id":97095,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"Forever is a really long time, you know? What do you do with forever?'The same thing you do when you don't have forever.' He smiled wanly. 'Live.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["alice","ezra","forever","inspirational","my-blood-approves","vampires","wisdom"],"id":127800,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"A vampire is branding girls, okay?' I ignored his refusal. 'Something about that just feels wrong to me.'I would hope so.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["alice","branded-vampires","jack","my-blood-approves","wisdom"],"id":134959,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"Unfortunately, zombies aren’t very flammable, and it went out instantly.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["kindlehighlight"],"id":140211,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"I don't care where I come from or who you are. I can make you happy, and you make me happy. We could have a happily ever after.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["amanda-hocking","loki","romance","troll","trylle-trilogy"],"id":144366,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"},{"text":"Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't,' Bobby said, and we both turned to look at him. 'Now you just sound paranoid,' I said. 'Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you,' Bobby said with an expression so serious that I couldn't help but laugh.","author":"Amanda Hocking","tags":["bobby","funny","paranoid","vampires"],"id":145369,"author_id":"Amanda+Hocking"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":33,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}