{"author":"Leland Dirks","author_id":"Leland+Dirks","total_quotes":9,"quotes":[{"text":"I do believe in the power of prayer. I do. And I believe in the power of human kindness.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["believe","humanity","kindness","prayer"],"id":16157,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"For a writer, it seems a help rather than a hindrance to be at least a little crazy. Who but a crazy person would carve out a very private, quiet place in the world, only to pour his/her innermost thoughts and emotions onto a page for the entire world to examine? Even in fiction, we give a map to our most secret feelings. Why do writers do it? Perhaps because we'd be crazier still if we didn't.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["crazy","motivational","writers","writing"],"id":49988,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"Hero love?” I was puzzled. “You know. The kind of love you have for someone you want to be like: Marines, astronauts, cowboys, teachers, big brothers, that sort of thing. You love them because they represent the you that you want to be.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["astronauts","cowboys","heroes","love","marines","teachers"],"id":147048,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["dogs","forgiveness","love"],"id":184684,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"You can’t really, truly love a thing. Love is only possible between beings or groups of beings. Love of a thing doesn’t work because it can’t love back.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["humanity","love","materialism"],"id":265099,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"It’s the season. We share what we’ve got.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["christmas","dogs","gifts"],"id":368442,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["duty","love","needs","responsibility"],"id":391619,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"Her laughter changed her voice from wind chimes to the jingling of sleigh bells.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["bells","laughter","voice"],"id":394568,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"},{"text":"There is no boundary between heaven and earth unless we believe in one.","author":"Leland Dirks","tags":["beliefs","boundaries","heaven-and-hell","love"],"id":399906,"author_id":"Leland+Dirks"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":9,"pages":1}}