{"quotes":[{"text":"If I weren't so screwed up, I would've sold my soul a long time ago for a handsome man who made me feel pretty or who could at least treat me to a Millionaire's Martini. Instead I lingered over a watered down Sparkling Apple and felt sorry about what I was about to do to the blue-eyed bartender standing in front of me. Although I shouldn’t, after all, I am a bail recovery agent. It's my job to get my skip, no matter the cost.If I weren't so screwed up, I would've sold my soul a long time ago for a handsome man who made me feel pretty or who could at least treat me to a Millionaire's Martini. Instead I lingered over a watered down Sparkling Apple and felt sorry about what I was about to do to the blue-eyed bartender standing in front of me. Although I shouldn't, after all, I am a bail recovery agent. It's my job to get my skip, no matter the cost. Yet, I had been wondering lately. What was this job costing me? Yet, I had been wondering lately. What was this job costing me?","author":"Miranda Parker","tags":["african-american","chicklit","family-drama","mystery-suspense","romantic-suspense","southern-","southern-writers","summer"],"id":4108,"author_id":"Miranda+Parker"},{"text":"F***ing triffids.","author":"Scott B. Pruden","tags":["humorous","immaculate-deception","near-future","satire","science-fiction","southern-"],"id":158562,"author_id":"Scott+B.+Pruden"},{"text":"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.","author":"Flannery O'Connor","tags":["childhood","humor","southern-","southern-writers","writing"],"id":331558,"author_id":"Flannery+O%27Connor"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}