{"author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen","total_quotes":18,"quotes":[{"text":"I never understood, what a starving artist was until I became one.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["artist","humor","writers-on-writing"],"id":6616,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"I don't want to write about real things, I would rather write about an uncontrollable parasitic twin.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["and-the-malevolent-twin","books","twin"],"id":106166,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"As a writer, my job is to change your perspective, and make you think outside the box.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["and-job","perspective","provoke","writer","writing"],"id":107431,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"One man can change the world, look at Adolf Hitler.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["and-despicable","change","communism","dictator"],"id":112964,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"Some people behind leave a legacy, some leave behind children. Which would you prefer?","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["children","legacy"],"id":136125,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"Writing is the only thing that makes me feel alive.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["and-","writer","writing"],"id":150280,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"Determination goes a long way when pursuing dreams.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["determination","dreams"],"id":228738,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"Don't mistake determination for desperation. Someone who is persistent will stop at nothing to get their way.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["desperation","determination","motivation"],"id":240067,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"A little hard work, never hurt anyone.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["hard-work"],"id":241266,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"},{"text":"It is difficult for me to commit to an manuscript. Once, I get finished writing it. I get this feeling of adrenaline, and satisfaction. This is when the amusement begins, for the writer's side of me.","author":"Mary Sage Nguyen","tags":["and-writer-s-block","manuscript"],"id":255227,"author_id":"Mary+Sage+Nguyen"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":18,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}