{"quotes":[{"text":"In general, if we leave out the atheistic fraction of world population that possesses no notable optimistic or positive Qualia of God, the majority of the human species possesses a beneficial Qualia of God enriched with blissful sentiments.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["atheism","atheism-religion","brainy","faith","faith","god","inspiration","life-lessons","qualia","religious-faith","religious","science-and-religion","truth","truth-and-lies","truth","words-of-wisdom"],"id":41463,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Pudge/Colonel: 'I am sorry that I have not talked to you before. I am not staying for graduation. I leave for Japan tomorrow morning. For a long time, I was mad at you. The way you cut me out of everything hurt me, and so I kept what I knew to myself. But then even after I wasn't mad anymore, I still didn't say anything, and I don't even really know why. Pudge had that kiss, I guess. And I had this secret. You've mostly figured this out, but the truth is that I saw her that night, I'd stayed up late with Lara and some people, and then I was falling asleep and I heard her crying outside my back window. It was like 3:15 that morning, maybe, amd I walked out there and saw her walking through the soccer field. I tried to talk to her, but she was in a hurry. She told me that her mother was dead eight years that day, and that she always put flowers on her mother's grave on the anniversary but she forgot that year. She was out there looking for flowers, but it was too early-too wintry. That's how I knew about January 10. I still have no idea whether it was suicide. She was so sad, and I didn't know what to say or do. I think she counted on me to be the one person who would always say and do the right things to help her, but I couldn't. I just thought she was looking for flowers. I didn't know she was going to go. She was drunk just trashed drunk, and I really didn't think she would drive or anything. I thought she would just cry herself to sleep and then drive to visit her mom the next day or something. She walked away, and then I heard a car start. I don't know what I was thinking. So I let her go too. And I'm sorry. I know you loved her. It was hard not to.' Takumi.","author":"John Green","tags":["accident","anniversary-death","girlfriend","letter","love-alaska-young","mother","mother-s-death","pudge-colonel","secret","takumi","truth-and-lies"],"id":45151,"author_id":"John+Green"},{"text":"Telling the truth is less demanding than telling a lie.","author":"Eraldo Banovac","tags":["inspirational","lie","lie","lies","motivational","philosophy","philosophy-of-life","philosophy","sociology","sociology","truth","truth-and-lies","truth-inspirational","truth","truth-telling"],"id":54278,"author_id":"Eraldo+Banovac"},{"text":"Doesn't matter if you speak either truth or a lie. People are too stubborn to listen only an expected/ pre-concluded/ conjectured answers from you, without having any second thought about the impetus and certitude of the person who speaks. Finally, a cessation that you are no more the same person which you were earlier.","author":"David Barik","tags":["behavior","decisions","facts-of-life","judgemental-people","truth-and-lies"],"id":110177,"author_id":"David+Barik"},{"text":"Finally, I formulate and say a little prayer to God, and since we haven’t officially spoken since my mom and Elliott died that takes up quite a bit of my time. The rest of it I spend on trying to determine what I think love really is and what I actually feel for Tally Landon at this point. Upon deep reflection, I realize that I must be at the edge of life’s abyss. This is me. All there is left of me; and yet, I’m looking over and contemplating its meaning on whether to jump or stay. I’m not sure this feeling for Tally Landon is made up of love any more than it is of hate. This must be a kind of purgatory—the in-between place—because these pervasive feelings of rage and passion for Tally are equalized and actually co-mingle together—like fire and water—each ready to extinguish the other. I’ve come to accept the truth. There may be nothing left for us. It could go either way.","author":"Katherine Owen","tags":["love-hurts","sad-reality","truth-and-lies"],"id":118578,"author_id":"Katherine+Owen"},{"text":"Don't lie to protect my feelings. I'd rather you speak the truth with love and respect. I'll be fine!","author":"Izey Victoria Odiase","tags":["bitter-truth","genuine","honesty","speak-the-truth","truth","truth-and-lies","truth-telling"],"id":125651,"author_id":"Izey+Victoria+Odiase"},{"text":"He who dares not offend cannot be honest.","author":"Thomas Paine","tags":["activism","truth-and-lies","wisdom"],"id":131283,"author_id":"Thomas+Paine"},{"text":"The truth is that no one is truthful these days!","author":"Ramana Pemmaraju","tags":["life-and-living","life-philosophy","truth-and-lies","truth-of-life","truth"],"id":136346,"author_id":"Ramana+Pemmaraju"},{"text":"Give me something to worship whatever.” Cries the human soul. ","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["afterlife","agnostic","agnostic-atheism","agnostic-prayer","agnostic","agnostic","agnosticism","agnostics","atheism","atheism-defined","atheism","atheist","atheist-argument","atheist-arguments","atheist-claims","atheist-club","atheist-philosophers","atheist","atheistic","atheistic-philosophy","atheistic-religion","atheists","bangambiki","belief","belief-in-god","belief","belief-system","beliefs","believe","believer","believing","debate","despair-and-attitude","despair-hope","despair","despairing","doubt","doubters","doubtful","doubtful-thoughts","doubtfulness","doubting","doubting-mind","doubts","doubts","ethics","existence","existentialism","faith","faith-in-god","faith-in-yourself","faith","faith-reason","faith-vs-reason","faithful","faithfulness","false-god","false-gods","fear-of-god","god","goddess","gods","habyarimana-bangambiki","heaven","heaven-and-hell","heaven-on-earth","heaven","heavenly","heavenly-father","heavenly-rewards","heavens","honesty","honesty-friendship-truth","honesty-from-within","honesty-integrity","honesty-integrity-relationship","honesty-integrity-words","honesty","hope","hope-and-despair","hope-for-each-day","hope","hopeful","hopeful-and-encouraging","hopeful","hopeless","hopelessness","hopes","hoping","integrity","integrity-of-a-salesman","integrity","life","lose-hope","materialism","meaning-of-life","morality","naturalism","paradise","paradise","paradises","religion","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-spirituality","religion-vs-science","religious","religious-faith","respect","secular-ethics","self-respect","sincerity","spirituality","spirituality","spirituality-vs-religion","supernaturalism","the-great-pearl-of-wisdom","there-is-no-god","truth","truth-and-lies","truth","truth","truth-telling","truths","unbelief","unbelieve","unbeliever","unbelievers","worship","worship-god","worshiper","worshipers"],"id":137172,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"Truth is universal. Perception of truth varies.","author":"Bohdi Sanders","tags":["bohdi-sanders","perception","perspective","real-truth","truth","truth-and-lies","truth-of-life","truth","truths"],"id":184648,"author_id":"Bohdi+Sanders"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":44,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}