{"author":"Melita Tessy","author_id":"Melita+Tessy","total_quotes":20,"quotes":[{"text":"Once you are a warrior, you must live like one. You can't be afraid to fight against and destroy anything that fights against what is right.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["battle","destroy","destruction","right","war","warrior","wrong"],"id":11147,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"Are you all right?''How do I look?''Um… You have raven hair, brown eyes and bronzed skin if you didn’t know, and you’re… human.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["bronze","brown","human","humor","looks","raven","wit"],"id":11808,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"What must not be read must not be written.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["logical-thinking","reading","thought-provoking","writing"],"id":11869,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"It's time to laugh at your nightmares and have nightmares of your laughter.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["funny","humor","laughter","nightmares","wit"],"id":30958,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"Don’t you dare say these times are hollowJust because there are storms raging by.Just lay low on your pillow,Close your eyes and say goodbyeTo the world that you lived in today.Let your dreams carry you away;You lived a nightmare all through the day,It is time to dream, so don’t delay.You searched for a reason to live,Yes darling, you searched everywhere.You had to push, you had to strive,It is time now to get some air.You searched in all that is outside,It is time now to look inside,Cause that is where you’ll findA reason worth keeping in your mind.These dreams are not an escape, darling,You need time to see past the lies that blind you.It is time for you to start runningTo those things that are true.So, don’t you dare say these nights are hollow,Just because there are storms raging by.Just lay low on your pillowAnd lose yourself in this lullaby.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["calm-under-pressure","calming-down","calming-the-mind","inspirational","lullaby","poems","poetry","poetry-life","poetry","search","truth"],"id":54088,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"We walked beside each other, talking about things we should have been least concerned about. But at that moment, it was those things that kept me alive.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["alive","little-things","little-things-that-matter","moments","walk"],"id":121773,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"I don't know about homeless, but I'm never going to let you be hopeless. Or loveless. To be heartless however, well, that is your choice to make.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["attitude","choices","heartache","heartwarming","homeless","hope","hopeful-and-encouraging","love"],"id":127295,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"My mind ran over everything that had happened lately, and running on such thoughts made even my feet hurt.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["humor","humorous","running","thoughts-of-the-mind","wit"],"id":178754,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"I can't live a lie. I can't run from my life.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["boldness","bravery","choice","courage","lies","life","live"],"id":192893,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"We just need to hang in there a little longer, spend a little more of our energy... Breathe...","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["believe-in-yourself","breath","breathe","energy","hope","perseverance","sustain"],"id":210282,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":20,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}