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By Glide GOLD
Loveland, Colorado

I'm breathing the air that I was not meant to breathe, because I'm saving that air for you. And now I face my fears walking down these streets, and I don't...
Glide GOLD, Loveland, Colorado
12 articles 8 photos 9 comments

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The only reason killing yourself is a sin, is because your beating God at his own game.


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By Anna45 SILVER
Allentown, New Jersey
Anna45 SILVER, Allentown, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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But I knew that was what he wanted, even as the lot echoed with the cracks of the shot, even as I begged silently-please not him, not him and Johnny both-I knew he would be dead, because Dally Wintson wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted

Laillusion BRONZE, Rustburg, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By kelseyulyatt BRONZE
Hastings, Other
kelseyulyatt BRONZE, Hastings, Other
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Whatever you write now doesn't have to be your best. It just has to be the bit you write now.

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By The_Lord GOLD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The_Lord GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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 TheLoneWriter BRONZE
Bangor, Pennsylvania
TheLoneWriter BRONZE, Bangor, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
What is it you want Mary? You want the moon? Just say the word and I&#039;ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that&#039;s a pretty good idea. I&#039;ll give you the moon Mary.

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By BenatarFreeborn PLATINUM
Lexington, North Carolina
BenatarFreeborn PLATINUM, Lexington, North Carolina
24 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
And when I die don&#039;t say goodbye for death is just my beginning.

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By j.g.poems PLATINUM
Naples, Florida
j.g.poems PLATINUM, Naples, Florida
29 articles 6 photos 43 comments
TanviKusum DIAMOND, Gurgaon, Other
89 articles 4 photos 197 comments

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All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. <br /> Orison Swett Marden<br /> <br /> &quot;The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.&quot; - Anais Nin<br /> <br /> we speak in hushed voices so as to not wake our memories