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By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida

The second-hand ticks, The minute-hand spins. I watch as my life Steadily slips away into the tender draft.   An hour goes by, Then a day, A week, a month, And eventual...
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 Punk.Snowflake BRONZE
New Castle, Indiana
Punk.Snowflake BRONZE, New Castle, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I want to be important. By being different. And these girls are all the same.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sylvia Plath

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By PTsaxplayer GOLD
Boiling Springs, South Carolina
PTsaxplayer GOLD, Boiling Springs, South Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am as old as I&#039;ve ever been, but I&#039;m as young as I&#039;ll ever be.&quot; -Robert O&#039;Neill

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By NoniDoni GOLD
Calabasas, California
NoniDoni GOLD, Calabasas, California
11 articles 0 photos 54 comments
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By Redolvene GOLD
Sunny, Florida
Redolvene GOLD, Sunny, Florida
10 articles 1 photo 33 comments
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By colleennflynnn BRONZE
Washington, New Jersey
colleennflynnn BRONZE, Washington, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Home isn&#039;t a place; it&#039;s the way the air smells and the memories that flash back every time you inhale.&quot;

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By Dmonkey99 SILVER
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Dmonkey99 SILVER, Hackettstown, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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By alexaacodee GOLD
New York, New York
alexaacodee GOLD, New York, New York
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hate is too strong an emotion to waste on someone you don&#039;t like.

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By JoieRenee GOLD
Tidioute, Pennsylvania
JoieRenee GOLD, Tidioute, Pennsylvania
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
She cuts herself. Never too deep, never enough to die. But enough to feel the pain, enough to feel the scream inside.