{"author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus","total_quotes":13,"quotes":[{"text":"Suffering reminds us of our brokenness, our humanity. It disarms us of our self-absorption and magnifies our need for one another.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["brokenness","community","humanity","self-absorbtion","suffering"],"id":2785,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"I look up to the sky and scream to the wind, 'Give me adventure.' She whispers back, 'You are braver than you know.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["adventure","bravery"],"id":16244,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"While many of us give to the hungry orphan, we have forgotten to love her.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["hunger","love","orphan","poverty"],"id":35353,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"No matter how unfamiliar my world becomes, I can always find my way home when I dance.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["dance","significance"],"id":98850,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"Bravery is an amazing and aggressive teacher. Its gives me the energy to dive into life, recover from disappointment, and mentally escape whatever locked door holds me in.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["bravery","courage","dissappointment","justice"],"id":134019,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"Suffering has a noble purpose.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["purpose","suffering"],"id":149404,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"It is about doing the most good with the only two hands I can control.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["injustice","justice","responsibility"],"id":228806,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"When the statistics have a face, poverty becomes personal.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["love","poverty"],"id":241474,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"The road less traveled continues to beckon me onward, towards a journey of transformation and engagement.","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["engagement","transformation"],"id":306562,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"},{"text":"Those who suffer suffer because hurt people hurt people, and busy people let it happen. So am I going to be busy or am I going to be brave?","author":"Marquita Burke-DeJesus","tags":["bravery","busyness","suffering"],"id":324713,"author_id":"Marquita+Burke-DeJesus"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":13,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}