{"quotes":[{"text":"The vanities of life:pleasure, possession, position and power.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["ity","inspirational","inspirational","leaders","leadership","leadership-vs-management","life","life-and-death","life-and-living","life-lessons","life","pleasure","pleasure","pleasures","pleasures-of-life","position","position-yourself","positions","possession","possessions","power","power-death","power-dynamics","vanity"],"id":545,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"After all,' Anne had said to Marilla once, 'I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.","author":"L.M. Montgomery","tags":["home","inspirational","pearls","pleasures","simple"],"id":805,"author_id":"L.M.+Montgomery"},{"text":"When you fall for your appetite too early, you may not be able to endure to the end.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["appetite","appetizer","delay-your-gratification","endurance","endure","fail","fall","falling","food-for-thought","inspirational","inspirations","israelmore-ayivor","kill-your-appetite","motivational","motivations","personal-development","pleasurable","pleasure","pleasures"],"id":3622,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.","author":"William Wycherley","tags":["friendship","manly","pleasures "],"id":56595,"author_id":"William+Wycherley"},{"text":"May you have all the pleasure you've always craved. Nay, may you drown in it!","author":"Ahmed Mostafa","tags":["drown","drowning","fuck-you","lost-love","overdose","overdosing","pleasure","pleasures","pleasures-of-life","wishes","wishing"],"id":65252,"author_id":"Ahmed+Mostafa"},{"text":"The world will lose its treasures if everyone depends on someone to think for him/her! The world will lose its pleasures if everyone depends on someone to make him/her happy!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["be-responsible","food-for-thought","israelmore-ayivor","pleasure","pleasures","repility-question-treasure","treasures","world"],"id":91193,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Some things are too good. They make everything else worthless.","author":"Mohsin Hamid","tags":["happiness","pleasures","worth","worthiness"],"id":111648,"author_id":"Mohsin+Hamid"},{"text":"I’m surrounding by beautiful sounds, my son singing in his room and a gentle rain. There are so many simple pleasures God gives us we just have to listen for them.","author":"Ron Baratono","tags":["beautiful","god","pleasures","son"],"id":112436,"author_id":"Ron+Baratono"},{"text":"Prue’s attention stayed on their joined hands. “What does it feel like to be touched by a man, Rosie?”The madam grew serious. “I’ve worked in a tavern for many years, honey. It’s been a long time since I was young and innocent like you.”“Please, Rosie,” Prue begged. “Tell me what it was like before you came to work at the tavern. Were you ever with a man?”Rosie nodded. “I was, Prue.”“What was it like?”Tears welled in the madam’s eye’s, long ago memories returning to her. “It was the most wondrous pleasure you could ever imagine.”Hearing a knock on the door, Rosie quickly wiped away her tears.“W-who is it?”-from Mistress of Purity.","author":"Faye Hall","tags":["love","lovers","mistress-of-purity","pleasures"],"id":115885,"author_id":"Faye+Hall"},{"text":"Success will bring recognition, money and all other pleasures of life.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["life","money","pleasures","recognition","successful-living","wealth"],"id":126743,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":46,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}