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#39361voted by our readers
Surrealism
By Kaitia SILVER
New Canaan, Connecticut

Her seams were painted with the petals of the peonies that laid delicate and lifeless in her bedroom Her eyes appeared bruised by cobalt shadows to those who had just met her...
Kaitia SILVER, New Canaan, Connecticut
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;We are the people of the book. We love our books. We fill our houses with books. We treasure books we inherit from our parents, and we cherish the idea of passing those books on to our children. Indeed, how many of us started reading with a beloved book that belonged to one of our parents? We force worthy books on our friends, and we insist that they read them. We even feel a weird kinship for the people we see on buses or airplanes reading our books, the books that we claim. If anyone tries to take away our books&mdash;some oppressive government, some censor gone off the rails&mdash;we would defend them with everything that we have. We know our tribespeople when we visit their homes because every wall is lined with books. There are teetering piles of books beside the bed and on the floor; there are masses of swollen paperbacks in the bathroom. Our books are us. They are our outboard memory banks and they contain the moral, intellectual, and imaginative influences that make us the people we are today.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cory Doctorow<br /> <br /> &quot;The heart wants what it wants. There&#039;s no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that&#039;s that.&quot;-Woody Allen<br /> <br /> &quot;You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it&quot;-To Kill A Mockingbird <br /> <br /> &quot;We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.&quot;-Anne Frank<br /> <br /> &quot;Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home&quot;-Gwendolyn Brooks

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#39362 Poetry
L O V E
By nickygilt BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas
nickygilt BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#39363 Poetry
The Shortened Drive
By 3marshallg SILVER
Sussex, Wisconsin
3marshallg SILVER, Sussex, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#39364 Poetry
Cry
By Anonymous
#39365 Poetry
Close to Heart
By Lyn-z SILVER
Shelbyville, Illinois
Lyn-z SILVER, Shelbyville, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#39366 Poetry
Why Me?
By Bombboy SILVER
Wheaton, Illinois
Bombboy SILVER, Wheaton, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now, and live in it forever.&quot; (Catching Fire, Collins)

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#39367 Poetry
Failure to Comply
By TaHa404 SILVER
Midlothian, Virginia
TaHa404 SILVER, Midlothian, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.&quot;<br /> ~Lemony Snicket (Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can&#039;t Avoid)

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#39368 Poetry
Music Interrupted
By thuggin.chick BRONZE
Omaha, Nebraska
thuggin.chick BRONZE, Omaha, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The perfect boyfriend doesn&#039;t drink, doesn&#039;t smoke, doesn&#039;t cheat and doesn&#039;t exist.

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#39369 Poetry
Who are you?
By JazzyB2002 SILVER
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
JazzyB2002 SILVER, Sauk Centre, Minnesota
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who actually do.&quot;<br /> -Steve Jobs

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#39370 Poetry
T'was Christmas Season
By Anonymous