{"author":"Sandy Fussell","author_id":"Sandy+Fussell","total_quotes":4,"quotes":[{"text":"Sensei says funerals are not really for the dead. They are for those left behind. 'The dead are long gone by the time a funeral is held,' he told us. 'Who would wait when the doors of Heaven are open? Only the living would be foolish enough to still hang around on earth.","author":"Sandy Fussell","tags":["death-and-dying","funerals","life"],"id":20816,"author_id":"Sandy+Fussell"},{"text":"Life is all about balance. Since I have only one leg, I understand that well.","author":"Sandy Fussell","tags":["balance","disability","life"],"id":208465,"author_id":"Sandy+Fussell"},{"text":"Kyoko sniffs, unable to speak. Sometimes saying nothing means most of all.","author":"Sandy Fussell","tags":["silence","sorrow"],"id":434743,"author_id":"Sandy+Fussell"},{"text":"People are always afraid of anything different. They are afraid of change,' says Sensai. 'It is the same everywhere.","author":"Sandy Fussell","tags":["bigotry","discrimination","prejudice"],"id":477169,"author_id":"Sandy+Fussell"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":4,"pages":1}}