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By JulietPowell GOLD
Levittown, Pennsylvania

Pride is loud, Pride is quiet. Pride is the sense of accomplishment, When you can spend your nights silently sleeping, Because you’re satisfied with life, Rather than tossing...
JulietPowell GOLD, Levittown, Pennsylvania
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#223142 Poetry
By MinaDeOro SILVER
Bell Gardens, California
MinaDeOro SILVER, Bell Gardens, California
6 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"My best friend gave me the best advice. He said, "Each day's a gift and not a given right. Leave no stone upturned. Leave your fears behind and try to take the path less traveled by. That first step you take is the longest stride"

#223143 Poetry
LoveBug24 BRONZE, Orfordville, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is what you make is, not what is given to you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Life is what happens when your busy making other plans&quot; ~ John Lennon

#223144 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;

#223145 Poetry
jennag4 PLATINUM, New City, New York
27 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
I write to be the characters that I&#039;m not.

Wheretheflamelightsmypath BRONZE, Renton, Washington
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.<br /> (Martin Luther King)

#223147 Poetry
By BENREY BRONZE
Lapeer, Michigan
BENREY BRONZE, Lapeer, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"hey. I knew this was gonna happen. I'm tellng you- look, i like everything, i'm a great cool. I feel a good but you make me angry!" <br /> - Benr(e)y (Half-Life VR But The AI Is Self-Aware)

#223148 Poetry
By Anonymous
#223149 Poetry
By decouvrir GOLD
Cedar Park, Texas
decouvrir GOLD, Cedar Park, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Music is a total constant. That&#039;s why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.&rdquo; -Sarah Dessen

#223150 Poetry
By RebeccaR PLATINUM
Racine, Wisconsin
RebeccaR PLATINUM, Racine, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
If your ship doesn&#039;t come in, swim out to it.<br /> -- Jonathan Winters