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#257311voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I hated how our lockers were all nailed into the stone wall side by side, so I was never sure if it was me or her he was waiting for. And while she never spoke a single serio...

#257312 Poetry
By GINGERgirl423 GOLD
Dayton, Tennessee
GINGERgirl423 GOLD, Dayton, Tennessee
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then throw the lemons back and demand the oranges you asked for in the first place.

#257313 Poetry
By Anonymous
#257314 Poetry
By TiffbutterflyWing SILVER
Smithfield, Utah
TiffbutterflyWing SILVER, Smithfield, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#257315 Poetry
By Comfortably_Numb DIAMOND
Orchard Park, New York
Comfortably_Numb DIAMOND, Orchard Park, New York
55 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fairy tales do not teach children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.

#257316 Poetry
By Muckraker BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Muckraker BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.<br /> Aldous Huxley

#257317 Poetry
By Anonymous
#257318 Poetry
By K-J-T- BRONZE
Washington, Utah
K-J-T- BRONZE, Washington, Utah
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We become the lies we tell ourselves.&quot;

#257319 Poetry
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

#257320 Poetry
By Rumbling_Bass GOLD
Oak Park, Illinois
Rumbling_Bass GOLD, Oak Park, Illinois
10 articles 1 photo 0 comments