{"quotes":[{"text":"All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell.","author":"Jess Walter","tags":["belief","life-and-living","story","telling"],"id":26890,"author_id":"Jess+Walter"},{"text":"And what so tedious as a twice-told tale.","author":"Homer","tags":["story","telling"],"id":49468,"author_id":"Homer"},{"text":"I turned to books for comfort. (Former First Lady, Laura Bush).","author":"Laura Bush","tags":["biography","political","politically-correct","telling"],"id":62519,"author_id":"Laura+Bush"},{"text":"If sacrifice is not the theme of my life, there’s no sense telling the story.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["calling","generosity","generous","give","giving","intent","life","meaning","mission","purpose","sacrifice","sacrificing","story","telling","theme","value"],"id":65202,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"For seldom shall she hear a tale So sad  so tender  yet so true.","author":"William Shenstone","tags":["story","telling"],"id":89645,"author_id":"William+Shenstone"},{"text":"And thereby hangs a tale.","author":"William Shakespeare","tags":["story","telling"],"id":100851,"author_id":"William+Shakespeare"},{"text":"Truth disappears with the telling of it.","author":"Lawrence Durrell","tags":["telling","disappears "],"id":122221,"author_id":"Lawrence+Durrell"},{"text":"The world is shaped by two things — stories told and the memories they leave behind.","author":"Vera Nazarian","tags":["acting","actions","acts","creation","dream","dreams","dreams-of-the-compass-rose","enacting","memories","memory","shaped","shaping","speaking","stories","story","story-telling","storytelling","telling","the-world","thought","thoughts","world"],"id":144307,"author_id":"Vera+Nazarian"},{"text":".... I was telling you... But you don't listen to me....","author":"Deyth Banger","tags":["but","telling","you"],"id":145538,"author_id":"Deyth+Banger"},{"text":"The irony of rule followers is they often quote a lot of people that do not follow as many rules as they do.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["ity","bibliography","does-it-matter","humor","interesting","irony","notable-sources","observation","orators","quotes","rule-followers","rules","sermons","sources","telling","theology"],"id":148226,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":28,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}