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By TopHatCactus BRONZE
League City, Texas

I don't own my words, like how I don't own what I read. They're as free as the birds, my words. I may be bound to them but they are not bound to me. I cannot c...
TopHatCactus BRONZE, League City, Texas
4 articles 1 photo 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.<br /> Ernest Hemingway


Erin MacDonald BRONZE, Plymouth, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Timesha BRONZE
New Haven, Connecticut
Timesha BRONZE, New Haven, Connecticut
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;only one who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible &quot; - unknown

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By dinks PLATINUM
Hinsdale, Illinois
dinks PLATINUM, Hinsdale, Illinois
28 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;and kisses are a better faith than freedom&quot;

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By abomnibal BRONZE
Leeds, Other
abomnibal BRONZE, Leeds, Other
3 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
for freeeeeeeeeeee

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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
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