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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida

There’s a problem with speaking. Actually, there are several to be exact. Words come out forced and stretched; The mind pulls them tight like rubber bands, And the audienc...
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green


#432782 Poetry
By kenmarie GOLD
Waukesha, Wisconsin
kenmarie GOLD, Waukesha, Wisconsin
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#432783 Poetry
allyandcompany BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.

#432784 Poetry
By Anonymous
#432785 Poetry
Alwynn Gail SILVER, Milwaukie, Oregon
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#432786 Poetry
By Anonymous
#432787 Poetry
By EmmaBelle GOLD
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
EmmaBelle GOLD, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
16 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Work until your idols become your rivals!

#432788 Poetry
By PotterWhoLocked GOLD
Montclair, Virginia
PotterWhoLocked GOLD, Montclair, Virginia
13 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Wednesdays are limbo days. Monday is the beginning of the week, Tuesday is getting used to it, Thursday is looking forward to Friday and Friday is getting ready for the weekend. Wednesdays aren&rsquo;t really anything in particular. They&rsquo;re just there.&rdquo;

NicoleLathrop18539 PLATINUM, Adel, Iowa
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you realize who the good people are in your life, you&#039;re so lucky.

#432790 Poetry
By RiseofNewMoon GOLD
Maribel, Wisconsin
RiseofNewMoon GOLD, Maribel, Wisconsin
13 articles 7 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy.&quot;<br /> Richard North Patterson