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Whom and what we identify ourselves with determines our characters, determines who we are, and what we do.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3178514,"Love happened. Love came to show you that you could be more than you could ever imagine, because love forced you out of the narrows of yourself and thrust you into a vastness that stretched from one end of time to the other. 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And if the imagination dies, what would happen to the souls of children?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3178499,"Books, and especially fiction, do not proceed from ideas. They are born from feelings.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3178495,"Freeform radio is an art form. The airwaves are the empty canvas, the producer is the artist, and the sound is the paint.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3178491,"But I want you around even when I don’t need you. – Jeremy Richards.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3178487,"Just because she’s dead it doesn’t mean I stopped loving her or that she stopped loving me. It’s just her body that left. The love didn’t. – Jenna Richards.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":70},3178484,"It ain’t how long you know somebody that means anything. It’s what that person mean to you in your heart.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nJulius Lester, an American author and historian known for his work on African American history and culture, was born in 1939 in Mobile, Alabama. The quote \"It ain’t how long you know somebody that means anything. It’s what that person mean to you in your heart\" reflects the era's emphasis on personal relationships and emotional connections, a response to the isolationism of the time.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote seems to emphasize the importance of genuine human connection over superficial familiarity. However, its deeper nuance lies in Lester's rejection of the traditional notion that long-term acquaintance is inherently meaningful. He's highlighting that our emotional investment and attachment to someone are what truly matter, rather than the passage of time or social conventions.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider the people you've known for years but never truly connected with; they may not be as significant in your life as a stranger who has genuinely touched your heart. By reorienting our focus on meaningful emotional connections, we can foster more authentic relationships and prioritize what truly matters in our personal lives.",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3178482,"I’m tired of thinking and I’m really tired of Feeling. – Jenna Richards.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,3,10]