{"quotes":[{"text":"To my knowledge, no one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great dramatists, poets, filmmakers, novelists and composers. That a game can aspire to artistic importance as a visual experience, I accept. But for most gamers, video games represent a loss of those precious hours we have available to make ourselves more cultured, civilized and empathetic.","author":"Roger Ebert","tags":["art-form","genius","intelligence","knowledge","meaning","meaning-of-life","serious-art","video-games","wisdom"],"id":18833,"author_id":"Roger+Ebert"},{"text":"It seems like the best escape games come from Japan for some reason. It makes me proud.","author":"Denis Markell","tags":["adventure","asian-american","heritage","japan","japanese-american","kidlit","middle-grade","middlegrade","proud","puzzles","video-games"],"id":44883,"author_id":"Denis+Markell"},{"text":"Maybe I could use a little metal on the inside, I thought. If I'd kept my heart better armored, where would I be now?Easy—I’d be at home, medicating myself into a monotone. Drowning my sorrows in video games. Working shifts at Smart Aid. Dying inside, day by day, from regret.","author":"Ransom Riggs","tags":["games","heart","life","love","problem","regret","sorrow","video-games"],"id":64561,"author_id":"Ransom+Riggs"},{"text":"I saw a news report recently that measured average video game use by American men between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five: twenty hours per week. Do you mean the flower of America's masculinity can't think of anything more important to do with twenty hours a week than sit in front of a video screen? Folks, this ain't normal. Can't we unplug already?","author":"Joel Salatin","tags":["men","time","video-games"],"id":73738,"author_id":"Joel+Salatin"},{"text":"A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depression.","author":"Jane McGonigal","tags":["depression","gameplay","psychology","video-games"],"id":82627,"author_id":"Jane+McGonigal"},{"text":"Wait. Is a real, live adult person actually asking me details about the games I play? This is unheard of.","author":"Denis Markell","tags":["adventure","family-relationships","kidlit","middle-grade","middlegrade","mystery","puzzles","surprises","video-games"],"id":97979,"author_id":"Denis+Markell"},{"text":"In video games, one of the most helpless against injustice can even mighty.","author":"Glenn Greenwald","tags":["inspirational","nonfiction","politics","video-games"],"id":106126,"author_id":"Glenn+Greenwald"},{"text":"...He didn’t know when he was going to get the chance to play WoW again. And it was damn important to do his bit to save all life on Azeroth while he could.","author":"Thea Harrison","tags":["humor","paranormal","paranormal-romance","video-games"],"id":126641,"author_id":"Thea+Harrison"},{"text":"Few endeavors, if any at all, I find to be inherently mature or inherently immature. Maturity is neither defined by one's particular preferences nor by one's particular activities; rather, it is defined by the strength of one's character.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["activity","adult","character","child","childish","childlike","development","endeavor","fun","immaturity","leisure","maturity","playing","psychology","responsibility","toys","traits","venture","video-games"],"id":137076,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"When my dad was young he shot marbles. When I was young I played Marble Madness on my Nintendo Entertainment System.","author":"Kevin James Breaux","tags":["nintendo","video-games","youth"],"id":152226,"author_id":"Kevin+James+Breaux"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":39,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}