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By SwallowedByInsanity PLATINUM
Hillsdale, New Jersey

The lump in my throat has grown to a size that is potentially lethal. Was it silly of me to think that your stuttering of ‘I, I, I’ over the phone had been you trying to tell me yo...
SwallowedByInsanity PLATINUM, Hillsdale, New Jersey
22 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Love is a poison, but it is also the antidote."


Nonfiction
By KathrynS BRONZE
Commack, New York
KathrynS BRONZE, Commack, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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thegreatinquiry PLATINUM, Knoxville, Tennessee
37 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
I've never let school interfere with my education. -Mark Twain

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By Sarahwaxxy BRONZE
Commack, New York
Sarahwaxxy BRONZE, Commack, New York
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Anonymous
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By ilovelibros BRONZE
Castro Valley, California
ilovelibros BRONZE, Castro Valley, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By punkr0cker365 ELITE
Bedford, New York
punkr0cker365 ELITE, Bedford, New York
100 articles 2 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain

Nonfiction
RashidaWrites GOLD, Somewhere, Iowa
17 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing Gold Can Stay&quot; (Robert Frost), &quot;For when dreams go. Life is a barren field. Frozen with snow&quot; (Langston Hughes).

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HelloCerberus BRONZE, Winchester, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I must say a word about fear. It is life\&#039;s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always. One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.&rdquo;

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By lanaC SILVER
Clutchin, Connecticut
lanaC SILVER, Clutchin, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing cannot be critiqued by others, for it is expression of the self; an outsider can only reflect upon it&quot;.