{"quotes":[{"text":"But morning casts a harsh light over things, and the stark reality is that some things are easier to walk away from than to lose forever. But that doesn’t mean that this doesn’t hurt.","author":"andyoureturntome","tags":["a-burning-reminder","thoughts","truths-of-life"],"id":48199,"author_id":"andyoureturntome"},{"text":"You will get closer to the truths only when you start thinking this way: My religion is not the best religion, my country is not the best country, my culture is not the best culture, and my life is not the best life! The more you move away from arrogance, pride and prejudice, the more you will get closer to the truth!","author":"Mehmet Murat ildan","tags":["arrogance","arrogance","country","country","culture","culture","ildan-wisdom","ildan-wise-sayings","ildan-words","mehmet-murat-ildan","mehmet-murat-ildan","my-country","my-religion","prejudice","prejudices","pride","pride-and-prejudice","religion","the-best","truths","truths-of-life","truths","turkish-aphorisms","turkish-","turkish-literature","turkish-playwrights","turkish","turkish","turkish-sayings","turkish-thinkers","turkish-wisdom-words","turkish-writers"],"id":48838,"author_id":"Mehmet+Murat+ildan"},{"text":"Quite half of the human race was in tears.","author":"Marcel Proust","tags":["human","truths-of-life"],"id":200325,"author_id":"Marcel+Proust"},{"text":"We are just peasants with money.","author":"A.H. Septimius","tags":["money","social-mobility","truths-of-life","working-class"],"id":275122,"author_id":"A.H.+Septimius"},{"text":"People don't change, they come closer and closer to who they really are.","author":"Faraaz Kazi","tags":["change","change-of-heart","facts-of-life","life","true","truth","truths-of-life"],"id":281196,"author_id":"Faraaz+Kazi"},{"text":"We grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same friends,And even shared spaghettiWith each other's families.And though our roots belong toThe same tree,Our branches have grownIn different directions.Our tree,Now resembles a thousandOther treesIn a sea of a trillionOther treesWith parallel destiniesAnd similar dreams.You cannot envy the branchThat grows biggerFrom the same seed,And you cannotBlame it on the sun's direction.But you still compare us,As if we're still those twoKids at the parkSlurping down slushies andEating ice cream.Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010).","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["bestfriends","branch","branches","branches","changes","changes-of-life","childhood","compare","comparing-yourself-to-others","comparison-to-others","destinies","destiny","different-directions","different-fate","different-journies","different-paths","direction","dreams","enemies","envy","facts-of-life","family-branches","family-branches","fate","friends","growing","growing-up","growth","haters","ice-cream","jealousy","kids","life","life-and-living","life-change","life-cycle","life-direction","life-journey","life-lessons","love","park","path","paths","poetry","relationships","relatives","resentment","reunion","root","roots","same-roots","same-school","seed","street","sun","suzy-kassem","tree","trees","truths-of-life","youth"],"id":322225,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.","author":"Carl R 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mind lets you see only what you're looking for. The truth always stands behind the scenes.","author":"Nick","tags":["success","success","truth","truths-of-life"],"id":464191,"author_id":"Nick"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":8,"pages":1}}