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By lilqingting SILVER
Riverside, California

To love or not to love: that is my deepest struggle: Shall I turn away from the whisper of happiness, Rejecting all chance of pain, of anguish, of pure joy Or follow my heart's...
lilqingting SILVER, Riverside, California
8 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Poetry
By idkmanguy GOLD
Ballwin, Missouri
idkmanguy GOLD, Ballwin, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man waiting to die." - Patrick Rothfuss

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By sashaaa BRONZE
Fort Pierce, Florida
sashaaa BRONZE, Fort Pierce, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 6 comments
Poetry
By Jessiebaby SILVER
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jessiebaby SILVER, Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By Psychxick BRONZE
Arvada, Colorado
Psychxick BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Idealistic, but not unrealistic.

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By xofelicia97 GOLD
Saint Mary&#39s, Pennsylvania
xofelicia97 GOLD, Saint Mary&#39s, Pennsylvania
15 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Give me strength when I'm standing, and faith when I fall."

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By alwaysreal BRONZE
Harvey, Louisiana
alwaysreal BRONZE, Harvey, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Immature love says: &#039;I love you because I need you.&#039; Mature love says &#039;I need you because I love you.&#039;<br /> Erich Fromm<br /> The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.<br /> Albert Einstein<br /> Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.<br /> Benjamin Franklin

Poetry
By alwaysreal BRONZE
Harvey, Louisiana
alwaysreal BRONZE, Harvey, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Immature love says: &#039;I love you because I need you.&#039; Mature love says &#039;I need you because I love you.&#039;<br /> Erich Fromm<br /> The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.<br /> Albert Einstein<br /> Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.<br /> Benjamin Franklin

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By angelpeach23 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
angelpeach23 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think it&#039;s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions- the burning certainty that we&#039;re unique geniuses and the constant fear that we&#039;re witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure.&quot; -Lynch

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By Kylier876 BRONZE
1960 Aeronca Ct., Idaho
Kylier876 BRONZE, 1960 Aeronca Ct., Idaho
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.&rdquo; <br /> ― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac