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By Irene Lee BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey

I am a piece of paper, crumpled up, and flattened out. The wrinkles are permanent. The scars are forever. Nothing can erase them. I am a piece of paper. People draw an...
Irene Lee BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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By Hale-Storm BRONZE
Columbus, Montana
Hale-Storm BRONZE, Columbus, Montana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life's a garden, dig it.

Poetry
By EmLikesWords GOLD
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
EmLikesWords GOLD, Norwood Young America, Minnesota
18 articles 1 photo 1 comment
Poetry
By JackShadow22 SILVER
Henderson, Nevada
JackShadow22 SILVER, Henderson, Nevada
9 articles 7 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.&quot;<br /> -Winston Churchill

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By pizzapencil SILVER
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
pizzapencil SILVER, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 17 comments
Poetry
By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By TanviKusum DIAMOND
Gurgaon, Other
TanviKusum DIAMOND, Gurgaon, Other
89 articles 4 photos 197 comments

Favorite Quote:
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

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By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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By Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM
Abbeville, Louisiana
Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM, Abbeville, Louisiana
35 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Pain is stronger than life, stronger than death, love, loyalty, duty.<br /> ~Essad Bey<br /> <br /> &quot;you are tired (i think) of the puzzle of living and doing; and so am i. come with me, then, and we&rsquo;ll leave it far and far away&mdash;&quot; - e.e. cummings