{"author":"C.R. Strahan","author_id":"C.R.+Strahan","total_quotes":6,"quotes":[{"text":"He came face-to-face with the rude paradox fame had dealt him: The secret of his extraordinary art had been his ability to observe human interaction anonymously, thereby gaining insight into the emotions on display in ordinary life--it was his ability to become a fly-on-the-wall that made him famous, and fame had destroyed his ability to become a fly-on-the-wall.","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["art-acting","fame","paradox"],"id":12219,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"},{"text":"Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim--letting go of the pain and transforming oneself from victim to survivor.","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["forgiveness","pain","self-perception","survivor","victim"],"id":45537,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"},{"text":"What if nobody showed up at Armageddon?","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["apocalypse","humor","inspiration","philosophy"],"id":53870,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"},{"text":"People don't just live one life. They keep coming back until they get it right.","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["persistence","reincarnation","spirituality"],"id":119915,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"},{"text":"Transformation can come in the mysterious guise of shape-shifting, or through a simple change of mind.","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["shamanism","shape-shifting","transformation"],"id":232769,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"},{"text":"How can one absolve intelligent men for engaging in arrogant and demented folly?","author":"C.R. Strahan","tags":["absolution","arrogance","folly","intelligent-men"],"id":421108,"author_id":"C.R.+Strahan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}