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#462121voted by our readers
By esperanza96 BRONZE
Gastonia, North Carolina

You don’t understand our pain, How we feel from day to day. And now I will explain. Before I fly away. We have cancer. And as you try to find a cure To kill away this dark...
esperanza96 BRONZE, Gastonia, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.\\\"


#462122 Poetry
By cheerios. GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
cheerios. GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
i like a lot of quotes.<br /> uh.<br /> &quot;avant-garde is french for bull&quot; --john lennon.<br /> &quot;nothing recedes like progress&quot; --e.e.cummings<br /> <br /> i&#039;ve got like 120 quotes taped on to my wall. it&#039;s hard to choose.

#462123 Poetry
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

#462124 Poetry
By sutt0n PLATINUM
Centennial, Colorado
sutt0n PLATINUM, Centennial, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption." - Kurt Cobain

#462125 Poetry
By azra GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
azra GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only dead fish go with the flow.

#462126 Poetry
#462127 Poetry
By Alfie SILVER
York, Other
Alfie SILVER, York, Other
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;If the people fall silent, stones will shout.&#039; - Majdanek Nazi Death camp.

#462128 Poetry
The_Invisible_Me BRONZE, Frisco, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#462129 Poetry
Alfilisara DIAMOND, Peoria, Arizona
68 articles 5 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
A word to the wise is unnecessary. It&#039;s the stupid ones that need the advice. -Bill Cosby

#462130 Poetry
By FaithSnyder16 ELITE
Metamora, Ohio
FaithSnyder16 ELITE, Metamora, Ohio
180 articles 8 photos 97 comments

Favorite Quote:
Write what you know, and dream of. - Jane Austen<br /> People throw rocks at things that shine - Taylor Swift<br /> Just Keep Swimming! Just Keep Swimming! - Ellen DeGengeres as Dory