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By pinkypromise23 PLATINUM
Cranston, Rhode Island

bones creasing around silent eyelids because this darkness that haunts all removes the soul, and the skin bruises and the blood sheds like raindrops. the razor takes more t...
pinkypromise23 PLATINUM, Cranston, Rhode Island
30 articles 0 photos 412 comments

Favorite Quote:
i know that you believe you understand what you think i said, but im not sure you realize that what you heard is not what i meant.


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By Anonymous
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By laceandcoffee PLATINUM
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
laceandcoffee PLATINUM, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
21 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We make up horrors to help us escape from the real ones.&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &quot;But I don&#039;t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry. I want danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.&quot;- Aldous Huxley

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By Anonymous
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Carmella_Hastings GOLD, Atlanta, Georgia
10 articles 1 photo 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.&quot; -Walt Emerson

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By MainAttraction SILVER
Florence, South Carolina
MainAttraction SILVER, Florence, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t put it out there if you can&#039;t back it up!

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By pineappleprincess BRONZE
Easley, South Carolina
pineappleprincess BRONZE, Easley, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you want something you have never had, you must do something that you have never done

#477948 Poetry
By CelineK GOLD
Fortlee, New Jersey
CelineK GOLD, Fortlee, New Jersey
15 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There something hidden in all of us. Small gift waiting to be discovered.&rdquo; ~Jacqueline Woodson

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By GypsyRose GOLD
Charlotte, North Carolina
GypsyRose GOLD, Charlotte, North Carolina
10 articles 2 photos 3 comments
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By vnikki61495 BRONZE
Lodi, New Jersey
vnikki61495 BRONZE, Lodi, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best.&quot;