{"author":"Aisha Mirza","author_id":"Aisha+Mirza","total_quotes":30,"quotes":[{"text":"Is this not the reason I write, to leave a piece of me behind?","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["inspirational","life","life-lesson","writing"],"id":5296,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Today I hope to live life. To wake each morning and persevere through the struggles. To understand that there is reason and purpose. I choose to find my path and strive upon it, rising everytime I fall. I choose to keep smiling through the pain, and not be discouraged by others who choose disappointment and despair. I choose to be kind even in the face of animosity. To not become fearful in the presence of hatred. I choose to let go of hurt and forgive. Mend what is broken, I choose to wear my scars, and choose not to be a victim.I choose to stand with truth, my truth, my worth, and stand against all injustice. I choose the life gifted to me, till life is no more.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["faith","inspirational","life","life-lessons","reflection"],"id":16117,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Tears are the words that the heart could not express, silent truths the eyes do confess.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["compassion","expression","life","life-lessons","tears","words"],"id":16767,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Thoughtful minds grow, from the sharpened awareness of those who have lived life; through love, curiosity and tragedy.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["life-experience","mind","self-awareness","thoughts"],"id":26451,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"I write to taste life twice; to savour the flavour of sweet times gone by, or spit out the bitterness before it multiplies.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["life","life-lessons","poetry","words","writing"],"id":79317,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Sometimes we must forge distance to gauge clarity in our vision and perception.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["inspirational","life","perception","self-awareness","vision"],"id":79943,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"We all have the greatest potential. Life is about finding it, embracing it and then learning to be with it in the world without fear of prejudice or judgment.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["inspirational","life-lesson","potential","self-help"],"id":92189,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Sometimes the best journeys are those, that start when we do not plan, continue how we do not expect and are taking us places we do not know.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["development","growth","journey-of-life","life","self-help"],"id":98532,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"Forging fake smiles to hide painful truths doesn't take away the hurt, but sometimes safeguards our emotions from those adamant not to understand.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["inspirational","life-lessons","mental-health","painful-memories","self-help"],"id":101120,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"},{"text":"I have learnt that we expect honesty and genuineness from others, while not being honest and genuine with our own self.","author":"Aisha Mirza","tags":["honesty","reflection","self-help"],"id":101550,"author_id":"Aisha+Mirza"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":30,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}