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#63501voted by our readers
By Anonymous

"Now, I am living out my life in my corner, taunting myself with the spiteful and useless consolation that an intelligent man cannot become anything seriously, and it is only the f...

#63502 Poetry
By miriam SILVER
Skokie, Illinois
miriam SILVER, Skokie, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 20 comments
#63503 Poetry
By lily007 BRONZE
Newport, Rhode Island
lily007 BRONZE, Newport, Rhode Island
1 article 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;what doesn&#039;t hurt you makes you stronger&quot;<br /> &quot;keep it original&quot;

#63504 Poetry
By BettingImNot GOLD
Toronto, Other
BettingImNot GOLD, Toronto, Other
13 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s a paper town, look at all those culs-de-sac, those streets that turn in on themselves, all the houses that were built to fall apart. All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm. All the paper kids drinking beer some bum bought for them at the paper convenience store. Everyone demented with the mania of owning things. All the things paper-thin and paper-frail. And all the people, too. I&#039;ve lived here for eighteen years and I have never once in my life come across anyone who cares about anything that matters.&rdquo; -John Green

#63505 Poetry
By The_Open_Heart GOLD
Lincoln, Nebraska
The_Open_Heart GOLD, Lincoln, Nebraska
14 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.&quot;

#63506 Poetry
By Mikky_Ekko13 SILVER
Osseo, Minnesota
Mikky_Ekko13 SILVER, Osseo, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People may hate you for being different and not living by society&#039;s standards, but deep down, they wish they had the courage to do the same.&quot;

#63507 Poetry
LexiTeenInk BRONZE, Rolla, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#63508 Poetry
By Anonymous
#63509 Poetry
By bloodypoet GOLD
Los Lunas, New Mexico
bloodypoet GOLD, Los Lunas, New Mexico
17 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
you live until you die but if you can&#039;t live then you can&#039;t die.

#63510 Poetry
By amour23 GOLD
Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania
amour23 GOLD, Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
On ne voit bien qu&#039;avec le coeur