{"author":"Matthew Kelly","author_id":"Matthew+Kelly","total_quotes":18,"quotes":[{"text":"If we will walk humbly with our God, He will lead us by the hand to exactly who and what we need, to those people, things, and experiences He has designed and intended for us, and this alone will be the cause of our deep fulfillment and happiness.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["inspirational","religious"],"id":1415,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"We become the books we read.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["books","character-development","reading"],"id":20330,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["life","modern-society","p91","truth","wisdom"],"id":51023,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing 'selves' that are worth expressing.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["culture","individualism","life","p37"],"id":123920,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life...Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it elevates them. Those who respond to God's call to holiness are the most joyful people in history. They have a richer, more abundant experience of life, and they love more deeply than most people can every imagine. They enjoy life, all of life.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["life","p76","truth","wisdom"],"id":135979,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"The notion of freedom proclaimed by the modern world is anti-discipline. But true freedom cannot be separated from discipline.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["discipline","freedom","life","p251","wisdom"],"id":196875,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"We became the books we read.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["books","reading"],"id":217428,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["choice","free","free-will","freedom","noble","power","right-and-wrong","strength-of-character"],"id":290706,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"For the day we accept that we have chosen to choose our choices is the day we cast off the shackles of victimhood and are set free to pursue the lives we were born to live.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["choices","inspirational","life"],"id":328372,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"},{"text":"Withholding love is a bit like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.","author":"Matthew Kelly","tags":["hate","love","poison","self-destruction","spite"],"id":363318,"author_id":"Matthew+Kelly"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":18,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}