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By McCauliflower SILVER
Whitinsville, Massachusetts

It is harder to tell the truth, than it is to speak a lie. It is easier to hit the ground, than it is to touch the sky. It is easier to look for something, that you'll ne...
McCauliflower SILVER, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now.”


#118912 Poetry
AutumnMclane BRONZE, Bethel, Alaska
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment
#118913 Poetry
By oceaninyourveins SILVER
Farmington, New Mexico
oceaninyourveins SILVER, Farmington, New Mexico
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there'. I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful." - John Green

#118914 Poetry
By KhailaJ BRONZE
Grand Forks, Nevada
KhailaJ BRONZE, Grand Forks, Nevada
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#118915 Poetry
By Yukinekeis BRONZE
Arlington, Texas
Yukinekeis BRONZE, Arlington, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"For every dreamer there are nightmares. For every beauty in the world there is a monster. The trick is to never let go of either, for beauty can not come with out pain. Dreams can only be used to save us from our nightmares."

#118916 Poetry
jessicahoward21 BRONZE, Oak Park, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#118917 Poetry
By RochelleR. GOLD
Baltimore, Maryland
RochelleR. GOLD, Baltimore, Maryland
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#118918 Poetry
By Anonymous
#118919 Poetry
By Erikaa SILVER
Seattle, Washington
Erikaa SILVER, Seattle, Washington
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#118920 Poetry
By Violette13 BRONZE
Pine River, Wisconsin
Violette13 BRONZE, Pine River, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments