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By Susannah Bane BRONZE
Silver Spring, Maryland

I read because I like the way it tastes. The nutty crunch of a hard “k,” the lemon-like, breathy whisper of an “s.” I think of myself as a connoisseur of phonetic flavors....
Susannah Bane BRONZE, Silver Spring, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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By AbbyCat BRONZE
Palm Coast, Florida
AbbyCat BRONZE, Palm Coast, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein

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By Illusion BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
Illusion BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Let each man exercise the art he knows.” – Aristophanes

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By TommyP2017 BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
TommyP2017 BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
King_KDA ELITE, Burlington, Washington
112 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Numquam finitur, donec vita finiatur."<br /> - K. D'Angelo Alexander

#150646 Poetry
By EhMuhLee PLATINUM
St. Peters, Missouri
EhMuhLee PLATINUM, St. Peters, Missouri
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In this life you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.&quot; John 16:33<br /> <br /> &quot;Depression is like being a bird with broken wings.&quot; Me

#150647 Poetry
By LIKEwhoaa GOLD
Carrollton, Texas
LIKEwhoaa GOLD, Carrollton, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 126 comments

Favorite Quote:
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.<br /> -Charles DuBois

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By Cheyenne ELITE
Hephzibah, Georgia
Cheyenne ELITE, Hephzibah, Georgia
112 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
-The brightest future will always be based on the forgotten past<br /> - It takes who you are and where you&#039;ve been to make the person you are today<br /> -As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person<br /> -To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail

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By torgor BRONZE
Johnson City, Tennessee
torgor BRONZE, Johnson City, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.\&quot;<br /> (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

#150650 Poetry
By Lizmeader BRONZE
Rochester, New Hampshire
Lizmeader BRONZE, Rochester, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have two: &quot;if you could read my mind you&#039;d be in tears&quot;...&quot;we stopped checking unde the bed for monsters when we realized they were inside of us&quot;