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By Diarist_Chicken PLATINUM
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Lies swim around us. They bring forth a might flood, all of which is stopped by a dam we built for our selves. Why did we build it? Why couldn’t we have been strong enough to face...
Diarist_Chicken PLATINUM, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
30 articles 2 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere would much rather you not be doing it. <br /> -Terry Pratchett


#196382 Poetry
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By VoltaireGemini20 BRONZE
San Diego, California
VoltaireGemini20 BRONZE, San Diego, California
1 article 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I am but a merry wanderer of the night.”

#196383 Poetry
By Anonymous
SummerMornings GOLD, Dunwoody, Georgia
11 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is beautiful, but it&#039;s complicated... we don&#039;t need to understand. There are miracles, miracles...&quot;

ottersarah SILVER, Maryville, Tennessee
9 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everywhere, man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is only the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and his weaknesses

#196386 Poetry
By sng1993 SILVER
Los Osos, California
sng1993 SILVER, Los Osos, California
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whether or not you write well, write bravely.&quot;

#196387 Poetry
By AlexLove0814 BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan
AlexLove0814 BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#196388 Poetry
By rynnpanthea BRONZE
Houston, Texas
rynnpanthea BRONZE, Houston, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don’t write. I throw complex characters in hopeless situations and watch my words burn.

#196389 Poetry
By naturegirl92 BRONZE
Middleburg, Florida
naturegirl92 BRONZE, Middleburg, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.&quot; --Ralf Waldo Emerson

#196390 Poetry
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