{"quotes":[{"text":"The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused to let go of her, she succumbed to it. She embraced it. ","author":"Markus Zusak","tags":["saddness","suffering","triumph"],"id":2617,"author_id":"Markus+Zusak"},{"text":"But that's just it; I can either focus on what I have lost, or what I have gained, and I choose the latter.","author":"Angie Smith","tags":["grief","hope","joy","loss","saddness"],"id":32877,"author_id":"Angie+Smith"},{"text":"Take control of your emotions before your emotions take control of you.","author":"Scott Dye","tags":["advice","agony","depression","doubt","emotions","failure","faith","happiness","hope","hopeless","hopelessness","inspirational","knowledge","life","motivational","pain","quote","quotes","reality","relationships","saddness","self-harm","self-help","sorrow","strength","success","suffering","truth","wisdom"],"id":46868,"author_id":"Scott+Dye"},{"text":"It can be very seductive to tell our story to others who will listen because, lets face it, who doesn't love to 'commiserate' (in this context, meaning to share their misery) with other likeminded people. It justifies our attachment to the drama. The interesting thing about telling our story over and over is that it becomes even more deeply ingrained in our minds each time we tell it, and the universe delights in keeping whatever we claim as our story alive.","author":"Dennis Merritt Jones","tags":["complaining","fear","history","limitations","past","saddness","storytelling"],"id":47178,"author_id":"Dennis+Merritt+Jones"},{"text":"The guns reminded me that this was just an attempt to punch holes in the darkness that enveloped us now.","author":"Michael Poeltl","tags":["apocalypse","depression","guns","pain","saddness","war"],"id":69587,"author_id":"Michael+Poeltl"},{"text":"The worst kind of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see- the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it.","author":"Katie McGarry","tags":["crying","katie-mcgarry","lost","pushing-the-limits","saddness","soul"],"id":85225,"author_id":"Katie+McGarry"},{"text":"Often people that settle in life are those that only do what they can with what they have and where they are. Never settle for someone that didn't know your worth from the beginning, or build a life without God in it. Live beyond your low expectations.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["bravery","competing","competition","confidence","exboyfriends","exgirlfiend","false-love","goals","god-s-plan","jealous-woman","lies","living-a-lie","marriages","mediocrity","purpose","relationships","saddness","self-esteem","self-worth","settling","sorrow"],"id":88829,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"Love is not a race 1st 2nd 3rd....Love Is Only LoVE ,It come From Inside and Love Is Being In us!!!!","author":"Sushil Singh","tags":["being","love","lovers","saddness"],"id":101946,"author_id":"Sushil+Singh"},{"text":"Bitterness leads to misery.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["bitter","bitterness","depression","despair","encouragement","happiness","healthy-living","joy","mentality","misery","positive","positive-thinking","saddness","self-help","unhappy","wisdom-of-lailah-gifty-akita","wise"],"id":146926,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"True saddness is when someone still thinks your the same person after all these years. They brand you because of their own ego, fear and lack of spirituality. What's sadder is when they are Christian.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["assuming","blaming","branding","communication","denying-feelings","dishonorable","facts","fear","gossiping","guessing","hurting-people","hypocrisy","ignoring","judgement","lack-of-communication","male-ego","not-caring","not-knowing","opinionated","overthinking","paranoia","saddness","truthfullness"],"id":153711,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":27,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}