{"quotes":[{"text":"All right,” she said a little sarcastically. “I was going to assume you liked eating babies and sacrificing virgins, but I might as well ask, what do you do for fun?”“I languish in sin,” I replied in the same tone. “I take my babies rare, and my virgins over easy.","author":"Nenia Campbell","tags":["christina","dark","humor","michael","sarcasm"],"id":18047,"author_id":"Nenia+Campbell"},{"text":"J: You will not believe what Mom is doing.M: Ballroom dancing lessons? Hot-air balloon classes?","author":"Kelly Bingham","tags":["dating","jane","michael","mom"],"id":19110,"author_id":"Kelly+Bingham"},{"text":"Men are pigs, darling. I really have every sympathy for women that they actually have to choose one of these arrogant, stupid morons to settle down with and marry.","author":"Michael Winner","tags":["humor","humour","marriage","men-and-women","michael","stupidity","winner"],"id":19151,"author_id":"Michael+Winner"},{"text":"Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["anissa-s-redemption","book","college-romance","despair","dreams","fear","feelings","life","life-lessons","love","lovers","michael","new-adult-contemporary-romance","new-york-city","night-terrors","nightmares","philosophy","relationships","romance","syria","tags-anissa-julien","the-syrian-virgin","truth","war-romance","wisdom","zack-love"],"id":47735,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"Michael grew silent, his gaze softening as he looked from me to Will, and a dim light of hope flickered in my heart. “You would mourn for h.","author":"Courtney Allison Moulton","tags":["ellie-monroe","heartbreaking","love","michael","will"],"id":71646,"author_id":"Courtney+Allison+Moulton"},{"text":"I don't give a crap if you're a Tangent or a really smart llama. You're my friend and that's all that matters.","author":"James Dashner","tags":["bryson","friendship","michael","the-mortality-doctrine","the-rule-of-thoughts"],"id":73871,"author_id":"James+Dashner"},{"text":"You mean you don't want to come in and hold my hand while I piss?","author":"Nenia Campbell","tags":["funny","humor","michael","sarcasm"],"id":75385,"author_id":"Nenia+Campbell"},{"text":"In addition to my new outlook on life, in some absurdly simple way, Anissa gave me several new reasons to live. Above all, I had to see her again and find out what, if anything, would happen between her and me.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["anissa-julien","anissa-s-redemption","book","college-romance","despair","fear","feelings","life","life-lessons","love","lovers","michael","new-adult-contemporary-romance","new-york-city","philosophy","relationships","romance","syria","the-syrian-virgin","truth","war-romance","wisdom","zack-love"],"id":98682,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"It's bewildering to me how you can just start chatting with a complete stranger on Facebook, and - next thing you know - it seems as if there's some intense connection with the person - or at least you feel that closeness and hope it's mutual.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["anissa","college-romance","coming-of-age","crush","immigrant-experience","michael","middle-east","new-adult-contemporary-romance","new-york","political-romance","syrian-civil-war","the-syrian-virgin","zack-love"],"id":125661,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"The lead-up to the moment was magical in every respect, but a part of me was, and still is, uneasy about the whole thing for many reasons.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["anissa-julien","anissa-s-redemption","book","college-romance","despair","fear","feelings","life","life-lessons","love","lovers","michael","new-adult-contemporary-romance","new-york-city","philosophy","relationships","romance","syria","the-syrian-virgin","truth","war-romance","wisdom","zack-love"],"id":128644,"author_id":"Zack+Love"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":27,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}