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#11251voted by our readers
By mwurzer4 DIAMOND
Rochester, New York

“Be a doctor,” my mother said. “There’ll be enough money For a roof over your head. But if you have doubts, honey, Trust your mother. Now go to bed.” “But I don’t care abou...
mwurzer4 DIAMOND, Rochester, New York
65 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Thou! thy truest type of grief is the gently falling leaf.&quot;<br /> -Edgar Allan Poe


#11252 Poetry
By Anonymous
#11253 Poetry
By BreakTS BRONZE
Riverside, California
BreakTS BRONZE, Riverside, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m far too humble to quote myself.&quot;<br /> <br /> - Collin

#11254 Poetry
By barnesandnobelle GOLD
Fort Myers, Florida
barnesandnobelle GOLD, Fort Myers, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#11255 Poetry
By thomasstern SILVER
Rio De Janeiro, Other
thomasstern SILVER, Rio De Janeiro, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The music is not in the notes,<br /> but in the silence between.&rdquo; <br /> ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

#11256 Poetry
By J-Star333 SILVER
Atlanta, Georgia
J-Star333 SILVER, Atlanta, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Llonio said life was a net for luck; to Hevydd the Smith life was a forge; and to Dwyvach the Weaver-Woman a loom. They spoke truly, for it is all of these. But you,&#039; Taran said, his eyes meeting the potter&#039;s, &#039;you have shown me life is one thing more. It is clay to be shaped, as raw clay on a potter&#039;s wheel.&rdquo; <br /> ― Lloyd Alexander, Taran Wanderer

#11257 Poetry
By idontknow1234 BRONZE
Norwalk, Connecticut
idontknow1234 BRONZE, Norwalk, Connecticut
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#11258 Poetry
By taiwu BRONZE
San Jose, California
taiwu BRONZE, San Jose, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#11259 Poetry
By JaredC PLATINUM
Louisville, Kentucky
JaredC PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
25 articles 4 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
A little foolishness, now and then, is relished by the wisest men. -willy wonka and the great glass elevator.

#11260 Poetry
By jluv93 BRONZE
Los Gatos, California
jluv93 BRONZE, Los Gatos, California
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live your life like you want, don&#039;t let anyone tell you what to do...