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By Michele Rosati BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York

As my steps sink into the sand, I feel the warm breeze coil around each lock of my hair. Waves crash the shoreline and fill my footprints. To others it was just another summer day,...
Michele Rosati BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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"Soon madness has worn you down. It’s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you’re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs."
— Marya Hornbacher

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Shelbadee BRONZE, Burlington, Vermont
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By KaleyRoberts GOLD
Niantic, Connecticut
KaleyRoberts GOLD, Niantic, Connecticut
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"If you don't believe in magic, you'll never find it." -Roald Dahl

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By Joey Tran BRONZE
Tempe, Arizona
Joey Tran BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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By QuinnO BRONZE
Amenia, New York
QuinnO BRONZE, Amenia, New York
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.