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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut

Classroom walls would breathe the musky scent of dusty pages at my face, absorbed through my skin as knowledge. Hospital tiles would whisper to me, of the ghosts that...
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver


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By Rebel21 PLATINUM
St. Catharines, Other
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

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By DearListener GOLD
Chicago, Illinois
DearListener GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dogs are not allowed in the dog park. Humans are not allowed in the dog park. Do not approach the dog park.&quot;<br /> -The Nightvale City Council

T@L@1 BRONZE, Orange City, Florida
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s no I in &quot;TEAM&quot;, though you can spell the word &quot;ME&quot;, but I rather see the letters that consist of both you, and I &lt;3

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By Popcornjazz SILVER
Gahana, Ohio
Popcornjazz SILVER, Gahana, Ohio
5 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live life while you can

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By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

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By PoetryGirl96 PLATINUM
Ramsey, Illinois
PoetryGirl96 PLATINUM, Ramsey, Illinois
40 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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By PrinceLion GOLD
Oxnard, California
PrinceLion GOLD, Oxnard, California
14 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you find a diamond, try to break it.&quot; ~ Prince

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By nic232323 SILVER
Spotsylvania, Virginia
nic232323 SILVER, Spotsylvania, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only person you are destined to become, is the person you decide to be - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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By mereCat PLATINUM
Horsham, Other
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between&quot;