[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fl3EbAojm3xezAvnqbzGeRFxVpXdBFz2__UzTceYPPDU":3,"$f-dn8kBLT-mfPXrk0IOwBWmbWy0NDsOKF_4DcmUJioRE":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},7194,"Thomas Wolfe","T",109,null,"thomas-wolfe",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},4030865,"One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.",8,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},4030848,"I put the relation of a fine teacher to a student just below the relation of a mother to a son.",{"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},4030842,"Death the last voyage, the longest and the best.",{"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},4030835,"The train gives one a feeling of wild and lonely joy, a sense of the savage, unfenced, and illimitable wilderness of the country through which the train is rushing, a wordless and unutterable hope, as one thinks of the enchanted city toward which he is speeding the unbroken and fabulous promise of the life he is to find there.",{"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},4030824,"One feels the brakes go on when the train is coming to a river, and one knows that the old gloved hand of cunning is at the throttle. One's own sense of manhood and mastery is heightened by being on a train.",{"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":52},4030813,"The train itself is a miracle of man's handiwork, and everything about it is eloquent of human purpose and direction..",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis quote is likely from Thomas Wolfe's non-fiction work, \"You Can't Go Home Again,\" written between 1946 and 1948. During this time, Wolfe was reflecting on his own experiences as a writer and the themes of identity, place, and human connection that he explored in his fiction. He was also struggling with the challenges of becoming an established author, while maintaining his creative independence.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nAt first glance, the quote seems to be celebrating the ingenuity and purpose of human creation. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a paradox: despite acknowledging the train as a \"miracle of man's handiwork,\" Wolfe also implies that this human achievement is not an end in itself, but rather a manifestation of something deeper – \"human purpose and direction.\" This tension suggests that true meaning lies beyond the tangible products of our labor, and that we must continually strive to align our efforts with a greater sense of direction.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider that your creative pursuits or professional endeavors should not be solely focused on producing impressive results. Instead, ask yourself what purpose or direction you are serving by pursuing your goals. How can your work contribute to something larger than itself? By aligning your efforts with a clear sense of purpose, you will cultivate a deeper sense of meaning and fulfillment in your work, even when faced with challenges and uncertainties.",{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},4030807,"As it had alway done, the movement and experience of the train, filled him whith a sense of triumph, joy and luxury.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},4030790,"If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satisfaction and a triumph few men ever know.",{"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},4030768,"So, then, to every man his chance--to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining, golden opportunity--to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him--this, seeker, is the promise of America.",{"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},4030745,"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.",{"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},1,11,10]