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By riley1516 PLATINUM
Lake Zurich, Illinois

My heart is splitting at the seams, Nothing is as it seems, A bunch of empty dreams, And you were the center of my pain, The most disappointing of heartaches. I’m letting go...
riley1516 PLATINUM, Lake Zurich, Illinois
26 articles 2 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman


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By Angelicajoy__ GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Angelicajoy__ GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
18 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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&quot;I&rsquo;m stretched too thin,<br /> this constant longing for you<br /> will pull me apart&quot;

SarahJumps SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 64 comments

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Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. <br /> -Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> I think, at a child&#039;s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. -E.R

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By ali8jane BRONZE
DeSoto, Texas
ali8jane BRONZE, DeSoto, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 17 comments

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I am the author of my life. Unfortunately, I&#039;m writing with this pen made of my own bone, it&#039;s ink my blood; and I can&#039;t erase my mistakes.

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By Irony BRONZE
Lawndale, California
Irony BRONZE, Lawndale, California
3 articles 3 photos 2 comments

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Your handwriting. The way you walk. Which china pattern you choose. It&#039;s all giving you away. Everything you do shows your hand. Everything is a self portrait. Everything is a diary. (Chuck Palahniuk)

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By writingchick GOLD
Huntington, Indiana
writingchick GOLD, Huntington, Indiana
11 articles 0 photos 127 comments

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&quot;Faith is taking another step without seeing the entire staircase.&quot;

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By writingchick GOLD
Huntington, Indiana
writingchick GOLD, Huntington, Indiana
11 articles 0 photos 127 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Faith is taking another step without seeing the entire staircase.&quot;

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By TheRealAriel1995 PLATINUM
Highland Village, Texas
TheRealAriel1995 PLATINUM, Highland Village, Texas
30 articles 6 photos 203 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;See in what peace a Christian can die.&quot; - Joseph Addison<br /> &quot;How come everyone will come to your funeral, but nobody will come see you when you are living?&quot;

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By Cassiea. SILVER
Homestead, Florida
Cassiea. SILVER, Homestead, Florida
5 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.<br /> -C.S. Lewis

Solipsism=Confusion GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment