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By corinnebeloved SILVER
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1. The first time I saw you, you were covered in speckles of yellow paint, up to your elbows in sunflowers. 2. They looked me in the eye as if to say, “Look at us, we’re climbin...
corinnebeloved SILVER, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be like the bird who, perching on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, yet sings, knowing she hath wings ~Victor Hugo~


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By ChrisJ PLATINUM
Rochester, New York
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.

PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
91 articles 18 photos 330 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.&quot;

Poetry
By Jacelyn PLATINUM
Ft. Irwin, California
Jacelyn PLATINUM, Ft. Irwin, California
23 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else.

Beaniebaby123 PLATINUM, Cedar Park, Texas
38 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Give a man a fish he eats for day, teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime.&quot;

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By hannahbay18 SILVER
Rochester, New York
hannahbay18 SILVER, Rochester, New York
9 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two bananas for a pound, three bananas for a euro!&quot;

Poetry
By snailkisses PLATINUM
Malden, Massachusetts
snailkisses PLATINUM, Malden, Massachusetts
31 articles 14 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;so you&#039;re tired of living, and you feel like you might give in? well don&#039;t. it&#039;s not your time.&quot; - a better place a better time // streetlight manifesto

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By kristenm16 SILVER
Pembroke, Massachusetts
kristenm16 SILVER, Pembroke, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By hannahbay18 SILVER
Rochester, New York
hannahbay18 SILVER, Rochester, New York
9 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two bananas for a pound, three bananas for a euro!&quot;

Poetry
By Mimo7197 BRONZE
Bayside, New York
Mimo7197 BRONZE, Bayside, New York
3 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
The grass is not always greener on the other side, they might be days away from a drought.