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By MattMattHatter PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington

I wish I could hear, The wrench of my heart, When your despair, Is not within my reach. When I cannot help, When you do not want to say what’s wrong. I wish the sound of my...
MattMattHatter PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
33 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. &quot;<br /> Thomas Gray


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By PineWildfires SILVER
Charlestown, Indiana
PineWildfires SILVER, Charlestown, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

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&quot;Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man&#039;s character, give him power.&quot;<br /> -Abraham Lincoln

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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

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By reallifelovelaugh BRONZE
Easley, South Carolina
reallifelovelaugh BRONZE, Easley, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Be careful who you trust, because the devil was once a angel too&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~ anonymous~

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By Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM
Othello, Washington
Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM, Othello, Washington
39 articles 0 photos 131 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don&#039;t believe in magic will never find it.&quot; <br /> Roald Dahl

WickedDreamer PLATINUM, Salem, Other
30 articles 0 photos 28 comments

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The legacy you leave is the one you live

Myvoice4change SILVER, Other, Other
9 articles 3 photos 164 comments

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&quot;Everything will be ok in the end. If it&#039;s not okay, it&#039;s not the end.&quot;

booklover303 SILVER, Morgan Hill,
8 articles 5 photos 39 comments

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&quot;School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.&quot; -Henry Louis Mencken

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By paigeforeman GOLD
Washington, District Of Columbia
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

RollerDerbyRocker PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
24 articles 1 photo 9 comments