{"quotes":[{"text":"He leaned toward me and delicately grazed my lips with his. The tease left me breathless, burning for more. “I keep having to remind myself that I can do that,” he smirked.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["breathing","emma-thomas","evan-mathews","kiss","love","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","sweet"],"id":84308,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"I knew in that moment, I would never love anyone in my life the way I loved Evan Mathews.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["breathing","emma-thomas","evan-mathews","love","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","sweet"],"id":103140,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"It was more important for me to try, than to not have the chance at all.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["attempt","chance","courage","determination","emma","important","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","try"],"id":117149,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"You focus on a singer star,” I explained, as I searched for my spot. “Then you spin around, staring at that one star, until you can’t stand anymore.” I started spinning to demonstrate. “Then you lie down to watch the stars spinning above you while your star remains still.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["emma","evan","love","reason-to-breathe","stars"],"id":122899,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"These past two days, I’ve seen a fire in your eyes that I never have before. Granted, it’s mostly anger and frustration, but it’s still emotion.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["breathing","emma-thomas","emotion","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","sara-mckinley"],"id":126414,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"Knowing you were right down the hall was way too hard. I couldn’t do it,” Evan declared, sliding under the covers next to me.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["breathing","emma-thomas","evan-mathews","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","sweet"],"id":134576,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"After each of his books, the writer, for a while, feels once again that he can now die happy.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["accomplishment","books","commitment","completion","contentment","creativity","death","excellence","fulfillment","funny","funny-but-true","happiness","humor","joy","legacy","life","meaning","permanence","publication","purpose","reading","reason","reason-to-breathe","reason-to-live","relaxation","restoration","resurrected","revived","satisfaction","writer","writing"],"id":147536,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Not being liked was so much worse than being invisible.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["emma","emotions","feelings","invisible","liked","outcast","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan"],"id":209556,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"I couldn't believe I let him see me like this, unable to fend for myself. I fumed in disgust at my vulnerability. I didn't want Evan to think I needed protecting. I pulled back my torment and let the numb blanket envelop me, pushing away the stirred memories, the noise of the crowd, and the trembling that still lay beneath the surface. I stared at the flames licking at the darkness and everything was lost as I sank deeper into nothingness.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["darkness","disgust","emma","flames","lost","memories","numb","protecting","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","surface","vulnerability","vulnerable","weak"],"id":241452,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"},{"text":"You are not showing her my baby pictures!” He sounded horrified, which made me laugh. “Come on, Evan,” I teased with a laughing smile, “you were adorable.","author":"Rebecca Donovan","tags":["adorable","baby-pictures","breathing","emma-thomas","evan-mathews","funny","love","reason-to-breathe","rebecca-donovan","sweet"],"id":286583,"author_id":"Rebecca+Donovan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}