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#252001voted by our readers
By Anonymous

THE LIFE FOR ME I hold dear to me the love of adventure. To pack up my clothes, and wait for hours on end until my flight is finally called. Squeezing into crammed seats...

#252002 Poetry
By BritneyTollefson GOLD
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
BritneyTollefson GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Just because something is hard doesn't mean you shouldn't try, it just means you should try harder."

#252003 Poetry
By Rachel Adams BRONZE
Woodstock, Virginia
Rachel Adams BRONZE, Woodstock, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#252004 Poetry
MADuncan BRONZE, Boise, ID, Idaho
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.<br /> Nelson Mandela

#252005 Poetry
LittleDreamer02 BRONZE, Houston, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
My 3 favorites are<br /> <br /> People with the greatest advice usually have the most problems<br /> <br /> If I was meant to be controlled I&#039;d come with a remote.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I didn&#039;t fall in love with you. I walked into love with you, with my eyes wide open, choosing to take every step along the way. I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are only fated to do the things that we&#039;d choose anyway. And I&#039;d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I&#039;d find you and I&#039;d choose you&rdquo; <br /> ― Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars

#252006 Poetry
By Anonymous
#252007 Poetry
By Anonymous
#252008 Poetry
By SapphireDew BRONZE
Seoul, Other
SapphireDew BRONZE, Seoul, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#252009 Poetry
By Anonymous
#252010 Poetry
By dance263 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
dance263 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.