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By Local_Tragedy BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts

Dear bully. I was going to write a poem about how much you disgust me, But I realized I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you. So dear bully, thank you. Thank you for just b...
Local_Tragedy BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” <br /> ― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum


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By Twolf4life BRONZE
Houston, Texas
Twolf4life BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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By Anonymous
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Mollie Knapp BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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By Shelly.B DIAMOND
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Shelly.B DIAMOND, Lawrenceville, Georgia
55 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be happy, the sky is still blue....kinda&#039;

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By Irrelevancy BRONZE
San Francisco, California
Irrelevancy BRONZE, San Francisco, California
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By Denise_Alyse BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
Denise_Alyse BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
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By Anonymous
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BringMeThePiercedSiren PLATINUM, Fairfax, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s nothing like a sore stomach from laughing for all the right reasons.&quot;-Perks of Being a Wallflower

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By PabloRodriguez BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
PabloRodriguez BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
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