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By GreyGirl ELITE
Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other

Empty The sky is dead. its skin is pale and swollen. The air holds its breath for me, wondering why I’ve come. “Because I feel empty” I tell the abandoned homes. “We...
GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
170 articles 122 photos 391 comments

liveloud70x7 SILVER, Private, California
6 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect.&rdquo; --john green<br /> <br /> &quot;self-consciousness is the enemy of all creativity&quot; --ray bradbury<br /> <br /> &quot;We suffer each other to have each other a while.&quot; -Li-Young Lee

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By PresidentLeahy GOLD
St. Peters, Missouri
PresidentLeahy GOLD, St. Peters, Missouri
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s only so much you can do, but there&#039;s also so much only you can do.

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By Burden4 SILVER
Welford, South Carolina
Burden4 SILVER, Welford, South Carolina
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You&#039;re born alone you die alone the rest is just an illusion. -The Art of Getting By

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By NightGoddess17 PLATINUM
New City, New York
NightGoddess17 PLATINUM, New City, New York
34 articles 0 photos 63 comments
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By LunarBirth GOLD
Edinburg, Texas
LunarBirth GOLD, Edinburg, Texas
16 articles 3 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;celebrate true nonconformity&quot; - LunarBirth

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By jazzyjess PLATINUM
Livingston, New Jersey
jazzyjess PLATINUM, Livingston, New Jersey
21 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.&quot; ~Oscar Wilde

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By littlepiepschuim PLATINUM
Las Vegas, Nevada
littlepiepschuim PLATINUM, Las Vegas, Nevada
22 articles 2 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ray Bradbury<br /> &ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou<br /> &ldquo;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ernest Hemingway

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By GreyGirl ELITE
Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
170 articles 122 photos 391 comments
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By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;