{"author":"Richard L. Ratliff","author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff","total_quotes":44,"quotes":[{"text":"The moon blows kisses to the evening primrose.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["blow","blows","evening","evening","kiss","kisses","kissing","moon","moon-magic","moon","primrose"],"id":1967,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Had I known how sweet they wereI would have saved more of these memories.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["known","memories","more","past","past-memories","saved","sweet-memories"],"id":19337,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Life is the night skyAll the dots of stars are happiness.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["beauty","dots","happiness","life","life","night","night-stars","sky","wise-words"],"id":20082,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"If you build it well, a satisfaction comesAn honor to say I built that with fidelity,Purpose, value and integrity.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["building","construction","hardwork","honor","integrity","life-lessons","philosophy","philosophy-of-life","purpose","satisfaction","value","wise","wise-words","working","working-hard"],"id":30492,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Your laughter : the drugThat cures my emotional infection.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["cure","drug","emotional","friendship","infection","laugh","laughter"],"id":36081,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Six guns rattling rattling boom boom boomWords and flags folding, folding, foldedThe knell tolls ding ding ding ding ....","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["flags","folded","funeral","grave-site","guns","military","military-funeral","tolling"],"id":53347,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Daffodils are yellow trumpets of spring.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["daffodil","daffodils","flower","flowers","flowers","season","seasons","spring","trumpet","trumpets","wisdom","yellow"],"id":92348,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"As the sun sinksIt casts that silver bridgeAcross the lake.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["bridge","lake","nature","natures-beauty","silver","sun","sunset","sunsets"],"id":98717,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Thankful another tomorrow greetsAs I drink from cup of time And prepare to lock the door behind meand leave it to others.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["door","drink","moving","passing-on","thankful","time","tomorrow","wisdom"],"id":113714,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"},{"text":"Subway stations...Passengers who token through life.","author":"Richard L. Ratliff","tags":["life","life-lessons","life","lonely","passenger","philosophical","stations","subway"],"id":119190,"author_id":"Richard+L.+Ratliff"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":44,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}