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By Lauren_Faith996 SILVER
White Planes, Kentucky

I'm drowning. I'm drowning in my tears and despair, I'm holding on just barely. Because nobody can see through my lies, through this persona I hide behind. I use...
Lauren_Faith996 SILVER, White Planes, Kentucky
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Of all the things God gave us, the greatest is hope.&quot;<br /> -Dr. Eugene Shoenfeld.


EmilyMichelle PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
33 articles 4 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth.&quot;<br /> - Madeleine L&#039;Engle

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By Garnet77 PLATINUM
Sinagpore, Other
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;

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By Danny2012 BRONZE
Dearborn, Michigan
Danny2012 BRONZE, Dearborn, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Endless1996 GOLD, Bay City, Michigan
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;sadness my dear is nothing but power, use it, and use it well&quot; By Arnold Lee Elwood

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By WriterWannaBe PLATINUM
Somers Point, New Jersey
WriterWannaBe PLATINUM, Somers Point, New Jersey
23 articles 0 photos 28 comments
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By Beachgirl1 PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
Beachgirl1 PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
32 articles 4 photos 178 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If You Don&#039;t Fight Back, You&#039;ve Already Lost.&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t suppress Laughter, it goes to your thighs.&quot;

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By brittygurl92 GOLD
Glasford, Illinois
brittygurl92 GOLD, Glasford, Illinois
12 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.<br /> -pablo picasso

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By Enma_Ai SILVER
Rockville Centre, New York
Enma_Ai SILVER, Rockville Centre, New York
7 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue, and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.&quot;

DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
32 articles 2 photos 329 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&rsquo;s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity&mdash;falling over and over again, thinking that won&rsquo;t happen to me&quot;