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#167761voted by our readers
By RojerThatCat ELITE
Canoga, California

My grandfather loved me with all his heart. I was swimming in red; drowning in greed. He tugged me out, and gave me a head start. Told me to run, to never stop to bleed....
RojerThatCat ELITE, Canoga, California
285 articles 37 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We all can be only what we are, nothing more, or less."- Sword of Truth (Kahlan)


#167762 Poetry
By HeartOfGold15 GOLD
Bay City, Michigan
HeartOfGold15 GOLD, Bay City, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You don&rsquo;t ask people with knives in their stomachs what would make them happy; happiness is no longer the point. It&rsquo;s all about survival; it&rsquo;s all about whether you pull the knife out and bleed to death or keep it in.&quot;<br /> - Nick Hornby

#167763 Poetry
Lilhunk BRONZE, Ogbomoso, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#167764 Poetry
By 22rbhattacharyya GOLD
State College, Pennsylvania
22rbhattacharyya GOLD, State College, Pennsylvania
18 articles 2 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken -Orson Scott Card

#167765 Poetry
By Anonymous
#167766 Poetry
By Ashlyn_Starr PLATINUM
Oak Grove, Missouri
Ashlyn_Starr PLATINUM, Oak Grove, Missouri
31 articles 17 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life often feels like it&#039;s spinning. Just stop and look at the design being made.&quot;~ Advice given to me by my aunt Kaitlyn

#167767 Poetry
By sweet_silent_surenity GOLD
Puyallup, Washington
sweet_silent_surenity GOLD, Puyallup, Washington
16 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved- loved for ourselves or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.&quot; -Victor Hugo-

#167768 Poetry
Ezzallenne PLATINUM, Austell, Georgia
32 articles 3 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fall down seven times; stand up eight.&quot;

#167769 Poetry
By Anonymous
#167770 Poetry
By Ashmeet PLATINUM
New Delhi, Other
Ashmeet PLATINUM, New Delhi, Other
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; If I accept sunshine and warmth .... <br /> then I should also accept thunder and lightning...!!! &quot;