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#257161voted by our readers
By mem228 DIAMOND
Attleboro, Massachusetts

Our heart beats, not to be ended, but to be continued. Our eyes open, not to see the bad, but to see the good. Our legs move, not to sit down, but to dance. Our mouth...
mem228 DIAMOND, Attleboro, Massachusetts
80 articles 5 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.


#257162 Poetry
By Turbo223 SILVER
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Turbo223 SILVER, Lancaster, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Is there a way to escape something unescapable?

#257163 Poetry
By MariaMarie DIAMOND
Washington Court House, Ohio
MariaMarie DIAMOND, Washington Court House, Ohio
70 articles 0 photos 181 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s a mountain on a beach&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;Will: This is either madness or brilliance. Sparrow: It&#039;s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.&quot;-Pirates of the Caribbean:Curse of the Black Pearl.

#257164 Poetry
By gosqurtlego123 SILVER
Tome,NM, New Mexico
gosqurtlego123 SILVER, Tome,NM, New Mexico
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
ShadowontheWall SILVER, Festus, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot;-Dr. Seuss

Writing2Live GOLD, Tampa, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are, and say what you feel. Because those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot; -Dr. Suess

#257167 Poetry
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#257168 Poetry
By Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM
Abbeville, Louisiana
Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM, Abbeville, Louisiana
35 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Pain is stronger than life, stronger than death, love, loyalty, duty.<br /> ~Essad Bey<br /> <br /> &quot;you are tired (i think) of the puzzle of living and doing; and so am i. come with me, then, and we&rsquo;ll leave it far and far away&mdash;&quot; - e.e. cummings

#257169 Poetry
By CorinneTheCow DIAMOND
Rigaud, Other
CorinneTheCow DIAMOND, Rigaud, Other
94 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
So close yet so far

#257170 Poetry
By vtosler BRONZE
New York, New York
vtosler BRONZE, New York, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Comparison is the their of joy.&quot; - Theodore Roosevelt