{"quotes":[{"text":"A combination of fine tea, enchanting objects and soothing surroundings exerts a therapeutic effect by washing away the corrosive strains and stress of modern life. [... It] induces a modd that is spiritually refreshing [and produces] a genial state of mind.","author":"John Blofeld","tags":["refreshment","soothing","stress","tea","therapy"],"id":18373,"author_id":"John+Blofeld"},{"text":"Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.","author":"Maya Angelou","tags":["1993","inspirational","reassurance","reassuring","respite","soothing"],"id":44357,"author_id":"Maya+Angelou"},{"text":"Anyone who thinks heaven is not hot water behind a locked door has forgotten what it means to live.","author":"Lucy Frank","tags":["baths","heaven","hot-water","peace","soothing"],"id":70309,"author_id":"Lucy+Frank"},{"text":"When Death, or adverse Fortune's ruthless gale,Tears our best hopes away, the wounded HeartExhausted, leans on all that can impartThe charm of Sympathy; her mutual wailHow soothing! Never can her warm tears failTo balm our bleeding grief's severest smart;Nor wholly vain feign'd Pity's solemn art,Tho' we should penetrate her sable veil.Concern, e'en known to be assum'd, our painsRespecting, kinder welcome far acquiresThan cold Neglect, or Mirth that Grief profanes.Thus each faint Glow-worm of the Night conspires,Gleaming along the moss'd and darken'd lanes,To cheer the Gloom with her unreal fires.","author":"Anna Seward","tags":["concern","grief-and-loss","mirth","neglect","pity","soothing","sorrow","tears"],"id":112834,"author_id":"Anna+Seward"},{"text":"When grief impounds our thinking and eats our brains, it seeps through all the cracks of our daily living. Only the soothing wind of comforting words may counter the withering twilight and the frostiness of darkness. ('All the words he always wanted to tell her.').","author":"Erik Pevernagie","tags":["brains","comforting","counter","cracks","daily-living","darkness","frostiness","grief","impound","seep","soothing","thinking","twilight","wind","withering","words"],"id":142746,"author_id":"Erik+Pevernagie"},{"text":"I’m quietly sipping my coffee,sitting on the deck,settled in to my little jungle of herbs and buzzing bees,letting my thoughts wander, soaked in the warmth of the rising sun.Breathing in and out the soft air filling the moment with fluids of peace.","author":"Anna Asche","tags":["bees","breathing","moment","peace","soothing"],"id":145028,"author_id":"Anna+Asche"},{"text":"When a soothing wind blows gently love through the thistledown of expectations, hope may inveigle the future for timeless care and tenderness to be anchored in a bay of good luck. ('Happiness blowing in the wind' ).","author":"Erik Pevernagie","tags":["anchored","bay","blow","blowing-in-the-wind","care","expectations","future","gently","good-luck","happiness","hope","inveigle","love","soothing","tenderness","thistledown","timeless","wind"],"id":159852,"author_id":"Erik+Pevernagie"},{"text":"Soothing the exhaustionIn my soul,So I can fall back skyward,Safe in your arms,And survive to dream again.","author":"Scott Hastie","tags":["again","arms","dream","exhaustion","fall","inspirational","love","love","love","lovers","safe","sky","skyward","soothing","soul","survive"],"id":170624,"author_id":"Scott+Hastie"},{"text":"Admit it,' He insists. 'I was right.' 'No.' I sniff. 'You were wrong.' sniff. 'I'm just crying'-sniff- 'cause I'm so happy.' My tear take that lie as their cue and start streaming down my cheeks. 'Come on, Princess,' he says, 'You don't need to cry over that loser.'  This only makes me cry harder. We both know who the loser is in this scenario. With a muttered curse, Quince wraps his arms around me and squeezes. It feels remarkably like a hug. 'Don't cry,' he whispers in my ear. 'Please.' I don't know if it's his soft words or the fact that my face is now hidden by his broad chest, but I just let go. Three years of longing and loving from a distance have built to the breaking point, and I let it out all over his west coast choppers T-shirt. 'shhh,' He soothes. 'He's not worth it.","author":"Tera Lynn Childs","tags":["crying","love","soothing"],"id":185847,"author_id":"Tera+Lynn+Childs"},{"text":"Let the night take you. Let the stars evaporate into your dreams. Let sleep be the only comfort for you to believe.","author":"Anthony Liccione","tags":["believe","calm","comfort","content","dreams","escape","evaporate","let-go","night","peaceful","restful","secluded","serene","sleep","soothing","stars","still","sweep-away","take-you","tranquil","undisturbed","unworried"],"id":201087,"author_id":"Anthony+Liccione"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":22,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}