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By Halcyonday PLATINUM
Johnson City, Tennessee

Courage kissed me as if We needed each other to survive, And maybe we did.   When I rose from my seat and my knees knocked, I was certain the whole city heard:   B...
Halcyonday PLATINUM, Johnson City, Tennessee
22 articles 24 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and cry at a funeral? It is because we are not the ones involved.&quot;<br /> -Mark Twain, &quot;Pudd&#039;nHead Wilson&quot;


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By bekah-bekah BRONZE
North East, Maryland
bekah-bekah BRONZE, North East, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Doctor_elisa PLATINUM
Columbia, South Carolina
Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
44 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are limitations and there are protocols and I&rsquo;ve been warned that I&rsquo;m not supposed to threaten or beg for pieces of someone&rsquo;s soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> Richard Siken, &lsquo;The Long and Short of It<br /> <br /> &quot;My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean&quot; -unknown

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By Vinodh BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
Vinodh BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By jpwrites2017 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
jpwrites2017 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By Anonymous