{"author":"R.J. Palacio","author_id":"R.J.+Palacio","total_quotes":35,"quotes":[{"text":"I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["beauty","bullying","r-j-palacio","wonder"],"id":4065,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"Do people look the same when they go to heaven, mommy?'I don't know. I don't think so.'Then how do people recognize each other?'I don't know, sweetie. They just feel it. You don't need your eyes to love, right?","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["death","heaven","love","wonder"],"id":4746,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"Sometimes it's good to start over.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["inspirational","julian","palacio","precept","wonder"],"id":6495,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"One of the reasons I grew my hair long last year was that I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the things I don't want to see.'-August thinking.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["august","reasons","wonder"],"id":31651,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"-'Do people look the same when they get to heaven?'-'I don't know. I don't think so.'-'Then how do people recognize each other?'-'I don't know, sweetie.'She sounded tired.'They just feel it.You don't need your eyes to love,right? You just feel it inside you. That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["blind","heaven","love"],"id":71218,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"It's so weird how that can be, how you could have a night that's the worst in your life, but to everybody else it's just an ordinary night.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["young-adult"],"id":88425,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"The only thing that I know that truly heals people is unconditional love.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["healing","love"],"id":90731,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of its birds.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["rj-palacio","wonder"],"id":97849,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"Do people look the same when they get to heaven?'I don't know. I don't think so.'Then how do people recognize each other?'I don't know, sweetie.'She sounded tired.'They just feel it.You don't need your eyes to love,right? You just feel it inside you. That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["blind","heaven","love"],"id":100016,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"},{"text":"No, no, it's not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely. And the universe doesn't. It takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we can't see. Like with parents who adore you blindly. And a big sister who feels guilty for being human over you. And a little gravelly-voiced kid whose friends have left him over you. And even a pink-haired girl who carries your picture in her wallet. Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of all its birds.","author":"R.J. Palacio","tags":["kids","life","teens","universe"],"id":109457,"author_id":"R.J.+Palacio"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":35,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}