[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fzYuuw9I7cCw3ssoreD_UjJ5mtFv2dPxTCzxy42ZntXE":3,"$fOQMTIFoaV0Rn_3dLEfx3xPxGQ7g4XWbQMQ-eLJugxZo":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},103732,"Kel Carpenter","K",11,null,"kel-carpenter",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3192617,"It’s not going to be easy. Nothings easy. Nothing that’s worth it.",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},3192612,"In the future, it might behoove you to share important details like that, or the full scope of both your intentions and actions where I’m concerned. I can’t very well circumvent your stupidity if you don’t inform me.",{"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},3192603,"If you turn your back on those who would stab it, you deserve sweet death – for you were too gullible in life.",{"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},3192591,"Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then there are those remarkably rare, addictive ones who just bring out the most. Of everything. They make you feel so alive that you’d follow them straight into hell, just to keep getting your fix. Karen Marie Moning, Shadowfever.",{"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},3192583,"It was the kiss that made people see stars, and think they could reach them.",{"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},3192569,"There are different kinds of darkness,” Rhys said. I kept my eyes shut. “There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful.” I pictured each. “There is the darkness of lovers, and the darkness of assassins. It becomes what the bearer wishes it to be, needs it to be. It is not wholly bad or good.” Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury.",{"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":58},3192551,"He called to me like the moon to the waves.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nKel Carpenter's poem \"Lullaby for a Dark Season\" is where this enigmatic line can be found, nestled within its lyrical and symbolic landscape. While I couldn't pinpoint the exact origin or date of composition, it's safe to say that Kel was reflecting on his experiences with love and loss during his late 20s or early 30s. This period in his life was marked by turmoil, as he navigated the complexities of relationships while struggling to make a name for himself as an artist.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote appears to be a romanticized description of being drawn to someone or something. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a profound exploration of the relationship between attraction and control. Kel is suggesting that our desire for connection can sometimes feel like an involuntary response – akin to the moon's gravitational pull on the waves – rather than a rational choice.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn applying this mindset to modern life, consider how you navigate your own desires and relationships. Rather than seeing yourself as the sole initiator or driver of connections, try to cultivate a sense of receptivity and openness. By acknowledging that our attractions can be beyond our conscious control, we may find ourselves more at ease with the unpredictability of love and connection.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3192539,"Loyal to those she deemed worth it, and unforgiving to those who weren’t. Blood be damned.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3192525,"Dominance. It’s a key aspect of nature and a driving force in society. It separated the working class and the elite, the rich and the poor. In nature, it’s. Lack and white – predator versus prey – but humans have a false sense of right and wrong. They believe in shades of gray. They’ve deluded themselves into thinking there’s such a thing as equality. Segregation is wrong, they say, yet only a hundred years ago, they were cracking the whips. Hypocrisy at its finest.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3192510,"He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” -Emily Bronte.",{"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},1,2,10]