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By nickykens ELITE
Draper, Utah

Reaching out to grab the wisps of time, they falter in the light. Chasing them throughout the day, through the furies and the fright. Silver glimmers in the air, just beyond m...
nickykens ELITE, Draper, Utah
134 articles 2 photos 85 comments

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By ToryZoe GOLD
Norwalk, Connecticut
ToryZoe GOLD, Norwalk, Connecticut
11 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;who you are is what you have done;<br /> who you will be is what you do now&quot;<br /> said by buhhda

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By asofnow GOLD
Troy, Michigan
asofnow GOLD, Troy, Michigan
18 articles 0 photos 208 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing gold can stay ~ Robert Frost

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By Justagirlthatwrites GOLD
Brunswick, Missouri
Justagirlthatwrites GOLD, Brunswick, Missouri
17 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are going to bury the past, bury it deep. Shallow graves always give the dead&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - These Shallow Graves (book)

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By Meixly SILVER
Brookline, New Hampshire
Meixly SILVER, Brookline, New Hampshire
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Little moth, let&#039;s burrow.<br /> The cacophonious shudder of your wings<br /> slits the flesh of the decaying tome.<br /> Have you the slightest inclination?<br /> Your nature be of the mellowest sorrow.

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By MaddieLawrence PLATINUM
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
MaddieLawrence PLATINUM, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
30 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every happy ending, starts with a tragic beginning. ~me,myself!<br /> War does not decide who is right, only who is left . ~unknown<br /> Be the change that you want to see in the world. ~m. Ghandi

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By Aemma SILVER
Ellenwood, Georgia
Aemma SILVER, Ellenwood, Georgia
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;<br /> and I&#039;m not sure about the universe.&quot; -Einstein<br /> <br /> &quot;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&quot; -Cicero

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By Schilling_Spree SILVER
Wilmington, Delaware
Schilling_Spree SILVER, Wilmington, Delaware
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not parish but have everlasting life&quot;

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Abslikemine BRONZE, Brethren, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You don&#039;t what you got till it&#039;s gone.&quot; <br /> &quot;Life is a garden, go out and dig it.&quot; <br /> &quot;With God anything is possible.&quot;