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By Motherofpearl GOLD
Paxton, Illinois

Summer vacation: no homework, no job, nothing I have to do. Some days this freedom feels great, some days it feels like I’m wasting my time with boredom and loneliness. In a few we...
Motherofpearl GOLD, Paxton, Illinois
11 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write? -Rainer Maria Rilke


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By Anonymous
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By pinkplants PLATINUM
Brandon, Mississippi
pinkplants PLATINUM, Brandon, Mississippi
39 articles 0 photos 18 comments

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&ldquo;Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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By Anonymous
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By pai GOLD
Carteret, New Jersey
pai GOLD, Carteret, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love." Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Maggie Walker BRONZE, Mason, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments