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By TropicOfVirgo BRONZE
Pikeville, Tennessee

I carry a pocketful of change in my pocket. I give pennies to the homeless and nickels to the damned. My quarters go to the politicians, who suck the dollars right o...
TropicOfVirgo BRONZE, Pikeville, Tennessee
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." C.S. Lewis


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By xhiddeninsomniax SILVER
North Syracuse, New York
xhiddeninsomniax SILVER, North Syracuse, New York
7 articles 2 photos 40 comments
Kourtney BRONZE, Ravenna, Ohio
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Pain is Pain"

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By liseylamb GOLD
Issaquah, Washington
liseylamb GOLD, Issaquah, Washington
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." -- E.E. Cummings

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By Annika-Katryn SILVER
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Annika-Katryn SILVER, Fredericksburg, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Thou art my life, my love, my heart, <br /> The very eyes of me: <br /> And hast command of every part <br /> To live and die for thee.&quot;<br /> -Robert Herrick

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By Anonymous
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By ClareBear07 GOLD
Glendale, Wisconsin
ClareBear07 GOLD, Glendale, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up. ~Robert Frost

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By KayMarie GOLD
Spanish Fork, Utah
KayMarie GOLD, Spanish Fork, Utah
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Marlyre PLATINUM
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Marlyre PLATINUM, Kalamazoo, Michigan
21 articles 0 photos 208 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;when you cry, do you waste your tears?&quot; Madonna

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By alexisabandoned GOLD
Kingsley, Pennsylvania
alexisabandoned GOLD, Kingsley, Pennsylvania
19 articles 6 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one so I never have to live without you.&quot; - Winnie the Poo (A. A. Milne)