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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan

It all seems so much nicer on the other side. The other side of this wall, of this notion, of all the emotions pouring out of every pore in my body hoping to get to yours in some...
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.


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By Rose_Cecily GOLD
Valley Stream, New York
Rose_Cecily GOLD, Valley Stream, New York
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
My thoughts are stars that I cannot fathom into constellations

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By ValerieL BRONZE
Unknown, Tennessee
ValerieL BRONZE, Unknown, Tennessee
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Never fall in love?&quot;<br /> &quot;Always,&quot; said the count. &quot;I am always in love.&rdquo;<br /> -Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

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Olivia Kerber GOLD, Walnut, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

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By PriyankaD. GOLD
Princeton, New Jersey
PriyankaD. GOLD, Princeton, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.<br /> Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.<br /> <br /> Pamela Vaull Starr

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By Anonymous
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By Peyton2016 BRONZE
Andalusia, Alabama
Peyton2016 BRONZE, Andalusia, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous