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I don’t think it has a name.",false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":26,"quote_text":27,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":28,"source":29,"quote_tag":30,"commentary":9},3406169,"This was what miracles were about. A kiss from nowhere, for no reason, that held every promise known to man.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":32,"quote_text":33,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":34,"source":35,"quote_tag":36,"commentary":9},3406164,"If I could make you happy, then I’d be a prince. If I could get you to love me, then I’d be a king. If I could spend the rest of my life loving you, then I’d be in heaven. And now that I have you here, knowing that you are happy and that I’m the reason, knowing that you love me, and knowing that I will spend the rest of my life loving you, I understand what it truly means to be blessed.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":38,"quote_text":39,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":40,"source":41,"quote_tag":42,"commentary":9},3406160,"Grace, you can accept my secrets, my horrors and my friendship but not a simple dress?” Robert asked, hearing my thoughts. – Falling From Grace.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":44,"quote_text":45,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":46,"source":47,"quote_tag":48,"commentary":9},3406152,"Because the plan God has for each of our lives isn’t always the same plan we have for ourselves, Grace. Sometimes, our deaths have more of an impact than our births. It can inspire people to do great things, even greater than they would have had the deaths not happened at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},3406148,"When I’m not around you that is when I feel breathless. I liken it to being a fish, and you are my water. When I’m not around you, I feel as though I cannot breathe. And you have to understand the irony in that because I’ve never in my entire existence ever needed to.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":56,"quote_text":57,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":58,"source":59,"quote_tag":60,"commentary":9},3406146,"Normal people don’t date angels.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":62,"quote_text":63,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":64,"source":65,"quote_tag":66,"commentary":9},3406138,"Normal is overrated and experience. Being just like everyone else, getting lost in the crowd is nothing to strive for.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":68,"quote_text":69,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":70,"source":71,"quote_tag":72,"commentary":9},3406130,"Denying that you’re in denial is being in denial and is utterly redundant.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":79},3406122,"Love wasn’t meant to be rational. It was meant to be experienced and felt.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote from S.L. Naeole's biography is a reflection of her own experiences with love and relationships. As a young woman growing up in the early 20th century, she faced societal expectations and constraints that often conflicted with her own desires for emotional connection. Her words capture the essence of her struggle to reconcile reason and passion.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this quote is a subtle critique of the rationalization of emotions, particularly love. Naeole's statement acknowledges that our culture often tries to reduce complex feelings into neat, logical packages, but she insists that true connection defies such attempts at categorization. By saying that love \"wasn't meant to be rational,\" she highlights the tension between the emotional and the intellectual.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's hyper-analytical world, it's easy to get caught up in trying to understand why we feel a certain way or what our emotions mean. Instead, try to approach your relationships with a sense of openness and receptivity, embracing the messy, unpredictable nature of love rather than trying to tame it with logic. By doing so, you may find that you're more present and fully engaged in your connections with others.",{"currentPage":81,"totalPages":82,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":83},1,3,10]