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By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois

I gather up the wheat of silvery words from the page, the silver stalks of sunbaked wheat— and polish the vine with my tears and redeem the old sky that is still shining o...
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

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The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me


Myfmichaela SILVER, Great Falls, Virginia
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By KdramaObsession PLATINUM
Tacoma, Washington
KdramaObsession PLATINUM, Tacoma, Washington
21 articles 6 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”<br /> <br /> – Bernard M. Baruch

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By ruppmieke909 BRONZE
Grand Junction, Colorado
ruppmieke909 BRONZE, Grand Junction, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Blood may be thicker than water, but family isnt always blood.

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By sweetpoetrygirl SILVER
Danville, California
sweetpoetrygirl SILVER, Danville, California
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By EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM
Flemington, New Jersey
EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM, Flemington, New Jersey
30 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Picture a wave. In the ocean. You can see it, measure it, its height, the way the sunlight refracts when it passes through. And it's there. And you can see it, you know what it is. It's a wave.<br /> <br /> And then it crashes in the shore and it's gone. But the water is still there. The wave was just a different way for the water to be, for a little while. You know it's one conception of death for Buddhists: the wave returns to the ocean, where it came from and where it's supposed to be."<br /> -The Good Place

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By MY21 PLATINUM
Irving, Texas
MY21 PLATINUM, Irving, Texas
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of. The tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln

AlisonHwang SILVER, Newport Beach, California
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