[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fel7mtgxDFlfHjWcBuN8nxPfbEceQ1jZrqazvjLp9EbU":3,"$f-z7avKK-gqh1MIwDUxBx8QgT4EgNj7u7s3zDP2qNNFM":16},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},49975,"Alice Thomas Ellis","A",35,null,"alice-thomas-ellis",[12],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},56,"thinking",5,{"quotes":17,"pagination":81},[18,26,32,38,44,50,56,62,69,75],{"id":19,"quote_text":20,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":23,"source":24,"quote_tag":25,"commentary":9},2839280,"The paintings seemed to bear the same relation to reality as prayers to the vision of God.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},2839270,"Men were made for war. Without it they wandered greyly about, getting under the feet of the women, who were trying to organize the really important things of life. When they couldn’t make war men made money – and trouble and a dreadful nuisance of themselves.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":9},2839264,"It was probable, I thought, that what I disliked in him was what Nour had disliked in me, and that the whole world was mad.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},2839259,"This perhaps is what is meant by hiraeth: a lifelong yearning for what is gona and out of reach.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":47,"source":48,"quote_tag":49,"commentary":9},2839244,"Well, I think adultery is a filthy habit,′ said Rose, ’like using someone else’s toothbrush.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":9},2839220,"Claudia’s the sort of girl who goes through life holding onto the sides.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":9},2839196,"There is a hint of despair in the cry of ‘I told you so,’ an element of disappointment in the apparent satisfaction when idols turn out to have clay feet. The human race, when it thinks it has proved that no one is superior, is partly gratified and partly depressed.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":68},2839163,"Death is the last enemy: once we’ve got past that I think everything will be alright.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nAlice Thomas Ellis, a British novelist and journalist, penned these words as she navigated the complexities of her own life. Born in 1944, Ellis's writing often reflected her struggles with identity, faith, and mortality. This quote likely appeared in one of her essays or articles from the 1970s to 1990s, a time when she was grappling with her own sense of purpose.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this statement seems like a reassuring declaration about the afterlife. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a more profound and counter-intuitive truth: Ellis is not primarily concerned with what lies beyond death but rather with the transformative power of confronting mortality itself. By acknowledging death as the ultimate enemy, she's suggesting that facing our own impermanence can be a catalyst for living more fully in the present.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, professionals and creatives can benefit from regularly contemplating their own mortality, not to foster fear, but to cultivate a sense of urgency and focus on what truly matters. By acknowledging that time is limited, one can prioritize meaningful pursuits, let go of non-essential distractions, and live more intentionally, much like Ellis's words suggest.",{"id":70,"quote_text":71,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":72,"source":73,"quote_tag":74,"commentary":9},2839145,"Men love women, women love children; children love hamsters– it’s quite hopeless.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":76,"quote_text":77,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":78,"source":79,"quote_tag":80,"commentary":9},2839137,"Optimism is the last resort of those in deep despair. There can’t be any optimists in heaven.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":82,"totalPages":83,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":84},1,4,10]