{"quotes":[{"text":"To communicate is truly a gift. It is a wondrous ability of your amazing human body, the ability that allows us to connect with other humans to give meaning to our lives. I will argue that it is what makes us human.","author":"Kathleen Depperschmidt","tags":["communication","connection","speaking","speech","speech-therapy"],"id":17246,"author_id":"Kathleen+Depperschmidt"},{"text":"The woman spoke with a heavy western North Carolina accent, which I used to discredit her authority. Here was a person for whom the word 'pen' had two syllables. He people undoubtedly drank from clay jugs and hollered for Paw when the vittles were ready-- so who was she to advise me on anything?","author":"David Sedaris","tags":["accents","david-sedaris","humor","satire","speech","speech-therapy"],"id":56551,"author_id":"David+Sedaris"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":2,"pages":1}}