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By kendall96 BRONZE
Sumas, Washington

You thought i was just a cigarette but all I do is take and take till theres nothing left to give till all thats left is you because thats what I do Your friends are by y...
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

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By CrazySissi GOLD
Newman Lake, Washington
CrazySissi GOLD, Newman Lake, Washington
19 articles 10 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
My only love sprung from my only hate. Too early seen unknown and known too late.