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Good night.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3186372,"The brimming glass that overflows its own rim moistens the earth about it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3186365,"One cannot see callers, answer the telephone, go to luncheons or dinners, visit the dentist or shoemaker, address charitable organizations in or from a bed; therefore a bed, in my experience, is simply bristling with ideas.",{"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},3186356,"Father doesn’t think very sudden, but he thinks awful strong.",{"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},3186352,"Nothing but writing rests me; only then do I seem completely myself!",{"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},3186347,"Yes, Mr. Popham is a Methodist and I’m a Congregationalist, but I say let the children go where they like, so I always take them with me.",{"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},3186342,"Lord, I do not ask that Thou shouldst give me wealth; only show me where it is, and I will attend to the rest.",{"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},3186336,"It is very funny, but you do not always have to see people to love them. Just think about it, and see if it isn’t so.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nKate Douglas Wiggin, an American author and educator, wrote these words in her 1905 novel \"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\". At that time, Wiggin was living in Canada with her family, working as a teacher and writer amidst personal struggles, including the loss of their home due to illness. Her experiences had likely influenced her perspective on relationships and love.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this seemingly innocuous statement is a profound understanding of the complexity of human emotions. Wiggin suggests that love can exist beyond physical presence, transcending geographical distance or even death itself. This counter-intuitive truth challenges traditional notions of what it means to love someone, revealing that love can persist in the absence of direct interaction.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's fast-paced professional world, where remote work and digital communication have become the norm, Wiggin's insight encourages us to cultivate relationships through empathy and understanding. By acknowledging that love can exist without physical proximity, we are reminded to nurture our connections with others through thoughtful consideration and imagination.",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3186329,"Some folks mistakes all they see for all there is.",{"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]