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By readaholic PLATINUM
Tomahawk, Wisconsin

I deal in diction, in dried ink words finely chopped into a stew of sentence structure and a plot, should you find yourself needing a little reprieve.   Though what I...
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 425 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather fail because I fell on my own face than fall because someone tripped me up<br /> ~Jhonen Vasquez


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By Marie_0602 BRONZE
Siren, Wisconsin
Marie_0602 BRONZE, Siren, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can&#039;t fail if you never stop trying&quot; by Yogi Bear

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By KayRae GOLD
Arlington Hts, Illinois
KayRae GOLD, Arlington Hts, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

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By TheUglyYouth SILVER
Nanaimo, Other
TheUglyYouth SILVER, Nanaimo, Other
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By graccc SILVER
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
graccc SILVER, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We live on a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea, and you don&#039;t believe in miracles?&quot;

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By Abi-street GOLD
Birmingham, Other
Abi-street GOLD, Birmingham, Other
17 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Try to be a rainbow in someone&rsquo;s cloud. - Maya Angelou

Gursimar BRONZE, Sirsa, Other
4 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.&rdquo;

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By Ruth.Landis BRONZE
Lexington, Massachusetts
Ruth.Landis BRONZE, Lexington, Massachusetts
4 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.&quot;<br /> - Albus Dumbledore

SerendipitousWonderland GOLD, East Brunswick, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;That was the day she made herself the promise to live more from intention and less from habit.&quot;<br /> -Amy Rubin Flett

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By ocean-blue PLATINUM
Colorado Springs, Colorado
ocean-blue PLATINUM, Colorado Springs, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m sorry, if you were right, I&#039;d agree with you. - Robin Williams