{"author":"Suzanne Palmieri","author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri","total_quotes":28,"quotes":[{"text":"Pain is like a map, I guess. But I found my shortcut on my 'map of the heart.' Shortcuts always take longer, don't they?","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["truth-of-life"],"id":17595,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"Love should never be a secret and it should never, ever be forgotten.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["love","remember","secret"],"id":31242,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"There's a great deal of power in pretending.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["delusions","pretending","truth-of-life"],"id":47389,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"I wouldn't want to live that life. I choose the pain. I chose the pain.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["choosing-pain","decisions","knowing","life","love"],"id":75161,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"Now, Simone, I'm a witch, remember? There's not much I don't know just by looking at you. And you know what I see when I look at you?'Simone walked out the door before she could finish, only hearing the steely hush of Millie's voice add, 'Nothing.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["burn","harsh-words","witches"],"id":90070,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"I'm like the moon,' he started, 'the hidden side of the moon. Not seen because it don't want to be seen. Everyone knows ther's is shadow there, but no one looks. It's like that with me, Byrd. I'm part illuminated, part in shadow-and that part that shines is all you ever wanted to see. But it kept getting smaller, and now it's dark. I'm a new moon now, Byrd. All there is, is shadow. Can you still see me? Do you still love me?","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["beautiful-writing","truth-of-life"],"id":112240,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"You're a girl on fire. And it seems to me, you been dousing those flames for years. Let yourself burn a little.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["truth-of-life"],"id":116760,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"Regular people have such a hard time listening to the low hum of instinct.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["instinct","intuition","magic"],"id":128734,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"The kitchen door, painted red from the day Naomi moved in, and a geranium, also red, outside on the stoop, gave the whole area a feeling of whimsy.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["beautiful-imagery","home_and_heart","kitchens","witches"],"id":150858,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"},{"text":"I'm an old man now. Old on the inside. I'm a drunk, and I hate to tell you, but I'm not prepared to change. So you have to figure out if you want to forgive me and love me like I am, or run away again. Or hell, stay here and hate me. Just...Know that I love you the best way I know how. I always have. I do the best I can.","author":"Suzanne Palmieri","tags":["alcoholics","fathers-and-daughters","honesty","love","not-trying","trying"],"id":169324,"author_id":"Suzanne+Palmieri"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":28,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}