{"quotes":[{"text":"... Because one day, maybe one day, if I learned how to write clear enough, sing loud enough, be strong enough, I could explain myself in a way that made sense and then maybe one day, one day, someone out there would hear and recognise her or himself and I could let them know that they are not alone. Just like that song I had on repeat for several nights as I walked lonely on empty streets, let me know that I was notaloneand that’s how it starts.","author":"Charlotte Eriksson","tags":["alone","art","artist","charlotte-eriksson","childhood","empty-streets","growing-up","growth","inspiration","inspiring","learning","life","lonely","motivation","motivational","music","poetry","prose","self-discovery","song","songwriter","songwriting","the-glass-child","tumblr-writer","writer","writing","youth"],"id":90723,"author_id":"Charlotte+Eriksson"},{"text":"If you know the art of finding some things in a quite empty street, then you know the art of happiness!","author":"Mehmet Murat ildan","tags":["art","art-of-happiness","empty-streets","happiness","happiness-life","happiness","happiness","ildan-wisdom","ildan-wise-sayings","ildan-words","mehmet-murat-ildan","mehmet-murat-ildan","street","street","street","turkish-aphorisms","turkish-","turkish-literature","turkish-playwrights","turkish","turkish","turkish-sayings","turkish-thinkers","turkish-wisdom-words","turkish-writers"],"id":207705,"author_id":"Mehmet+Murat+ildan"},{"text":"There are very few friends that will lie down with you on empty streets in the middle of the night, without a word. No questions, no asking why, just quietly lay there with you, observing the stars, until you're ready to get back up on your feet again and walk the last bit home, softly holding your hand as a quiet way of saying “I'm here”.It was a beautiful night.","author":"Charlotte Eriksson","tags":["alive","empty-streets","free","friendship","love","night","prose","quiet","stars","thoughts","youth"],"id":301194,"author_id":"Charlotte+Eriksson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}