{"author":"Shannon L. Alder","author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder","total_quotes":1068,"quotes":[{"text":"If only you could be yourself.' they shouted. So, she did. 'You are not like me or anyone I have met!' they screamed. So, she blended. 'You are so fake.' they laughed. So, the caterpillar retreated to her cocoon to find peace alone. One day, they came to find her gone. She left a message, “God knew I was different and gave me these beautiful wings because he meant for me to fly. You see...I wasn’t meant to be like you. I was meant to be me--better.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["beauty","compassion","different","divergent","god-s-love","goodness","inner-light","kindness","love","loving-yourself","outer-and-inner-beauty","quality","self-confidence","self-respect","unique","wisdom"],"id":918,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"The best don’t stick around when you treat them poorly, only the desperate do.","author":"Shannon L. 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Those that don't ....Do not know God or have a concept of repentance or forgiveness.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["forgiveness","repentance","shameful"],"id":4402,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":1068,"pages":107,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}