{"quotes":[{"text":"I didn't falter and together we matched, step for step. Each swing of the sword was blocked, each step countered. No blade ever made contact with flash. We twirled around; my concentration far too focussed to feel dizzy. All I could see was Macrucio's wicked smirk, one that reminded me far more of my past than even Nathaniel did. I wasn't fighting Macrucio now; it was my former life I had to eradicate.","author":"Freedom Matthews","tags":["dark-past","evil-men","pain","reminders","sword-and-sorcery","sword-fighting"],"id":24790,"author_id":"Freedom+Matthews"},{"text":"Going away won't change anything if you're running from yourself.","author":"Joyce Rachelle","tags":["dark-past","going-away","issues","leaving","leaving-the-past","leaving-the-past-behind","moving","moving-on","past","past-issues","about-the-past","running","running-away","running-away-from-problems","running-from-yourself"],"id":386123,"author_id":"Joyce+Rachelle"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":2,"pages":1}}