{"author":"Dean F. Wilson","author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson","total_quotes":18,"quotes":[{"text":"Dynamite is loyal to the one who lights the fuse.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["action","adventure","badass","dynamite"],"id":6061,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"I consider fantasy the heir of mythology, addressing a real human need to seek out answers to life’s many mysteries. It is a genre that can tell an entertaining and enthralling story on the surface, and yet deliver a potent message underneath, where everything becomes a symbol of something greater.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["entertainment","fantasy","humanity","mythology","symbolism"],"id":7999,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"The thought had crossed my mind, that in order to save this world from Hell, I might have to become the Devil.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["badass","devil","hell","world"],"id":156148,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"They dived into the ocean of shadow and smog, adding to it with the fumes of their own aircraft. The goggles were useless now, but Jacob kept them on, in case there might be some break in the murky pool. It was fitting that the Worldwaker had passed through there, with the shark emblem painted on brightly. In those deep waters it could not be seen. It almost felt like it had lured them in. The dolphins do not hunt the sharks.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["hunting","ocean","sea","shadow","shark","water"],"id":167188,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"It was as much a battle of wits and words as it was of mitts and swords.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["battle","culture","language","war","wit","words"],"id":234751,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"A new age is approaching, and its advent might make us pray to go back to the days of the trenches. Once the Worldwaker goes off, we will never be able to sleep again.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["change","new-age","sleep","war"],"id":248083,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"Sometimes all the players get a bad hand. You just have to be determined enough to see the game through.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["attitude","determination","inspiration","inspirational","motivation","perseverance"],"id":252379,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"He could feel the Great Iron War coming to an end now, but he no longer had his finger on the button. The curtains of the world were about to close, and the play of life would soon be over. There would be no applause.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["performance","stage","war"],"id":261191,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"They began their climb, already weary, and the sun tried to steal whatever strength they had left. It was another god, a forgotten god, who gave a daily reminder, and was forgotten again each night.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["day","god","night","sun","sunrise","sunset"],"id":262032,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"},{"text":"Stories serve multiple purposes. At a basic level they are great entertainment, which is essential for living a happy and healthy life, but on a deeper level stories help us explore issues that are otherwise difficult to address. On one hand a good book helps us escape our troubles, and on the other hand it can help us face up to those troubles by bringing real issues to the fore, often in a more manageable way, since the problems are experienced vicariously through the eyes of another.","author":"Dean F. Wilson","tags":["books","entertainment","fiction","psychology","reading","stories","writing"],"id":340784,"author_id":"Dean+F.+Wilson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":18,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}