{"author":"Ransom Riggs","author_id":"Ransom+Riggs","total_quotes":72,"quotes":[{"text":"You may choose to live in a world of fantasy if you like, my dear, but I am a realist.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["fantasy","realist"],"id":5619,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"They were of the past, and the past always mends itself, no matter how me interfere.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["life-and-death"],"id":11274,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"Millard! Who's the prime minister?'Winston Churchill,' he said. 'Have you gone daft?'What's the capital of Burma?'Lord, I've no idea. Rangoon?'Good! When's your birthday?'Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["humor"],"id":19727,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"That was our friendship: equal parts irritation and cooperation.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["best-friends","cooperation","friendship","irritation"],"id":26866,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries—but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["earth","mystery","stars","thought-provoking"],"id":29182,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"Which was just well: goodbyes had never been my strong suit anyway, and lately my life had felt like an unbroken series of them. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["goodbye","goodbyes","hurt","life","love"],"id":30656,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"Maybe,' she said. 'Maybe. But now you're making promises you might not be able to keep, and that's how people in love get very badly hurt.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["hurt","love","promises"],"id":38694,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"What if there's no town for fifty kilometers?' Said Enoch.'The we'll walk for fifty-one kilometers. But I know we weren't blown that far off course.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["caring","inspirational"],"id":52299,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"Males lack the seriousness of temperament required of persons with such great responsibilities.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["feminism","ymbrynes"],"id":58781,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"No one here is embarrassed of their gift.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["discipleship","education","humility","pride"],"id":60986,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":72,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}