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By ChrisJ PLATINUM
Rochester, New York

My heart is for sale at your auction, my mind already sold, and my body awaiting a price tag. Parts of me sit in different spots, lost and aimless in your pile of used ju...
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.


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By kendall96 BRONZE
Sumas, Washington
kendall96 BRONZE, Sumas, Washington
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
SpeakerOfTheDead PLATINUM, Lemont, Illinois
27 articles 31 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.&rdquo; <br /> ― Henry David Thoreau

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By TrulyMadlyDeeply SILVER
Denver, Colorado
TrulyMadlyDeeply SILVER, Denver, Colorado
5 articles 10 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You know you&#039;re in love when you can&#039;t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss

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By chasing_fantasies_ GOLD
Easley, South Carolina
chasing_fantasies_ GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In order to get something you&#039;ve never had, you have to do something you&#039;ve never done.&quot;

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By GreyGirl ELITE
Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
170 articles 122 photos 391 comments
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By blythebaird BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
blythebaird BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I want to live in an honest house<br /> where the motion detector is so sharp<br /> it knows when my thoughts leave the room.<br /> <br /> I want a clap on lamp that works as a polygraph;<br /> when you swear you still love me, the lights flicker.&rdquo; <br /> ― Megan Falley

Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should&#039;ve behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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By Netnel GOLD
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Netnel GOLD, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
17 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.

Still_Thinking GOLD, Hebron, Connecticut
10 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I said that Mercy stood<br /> Within the borders by the wood,<br /> I meant the lenient beast with claws<br /> And bloody swift-dispatching jaws.&quot;<br /> ~LAWRENCE SPINGARN