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#36961voted by our readers
By CodyRidenour PLATINUM
Dundee, Oregon

It watches you every moment you live. It thinks about and decides every decision you have, or ever will make. It plans your every move, your every twitch. The blue door has live...
CodyRidenour PLATINUM, Dundee, Oregon
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Editing is a writer's most hated best friend."


#36962 Poetry
By autumntate2015 SILVER
Albertville, Alabama
autumntate2015 SILVER, Albertville, Alabama
9 articles 20 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Success is a journey, not a destination." -Ben Sweetland

#36963 Poetry
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#36964 Poetry
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#36965 Poetry
By Thrutheseblueeyes BRONZE
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Thrutheseblueeyes BRONZE, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can close your eyes to the things you don&#039;t want to see, but you can&#039;t close your heart to the things you don&#039;t want to feel.<br /> -Johnny Depp

#36966 Poetry
By Jessi_suarez1 GOLD
Kissimmee, Florida
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD, Kissimmee, Florida
16 articles 0 photos 98 comments
#36967 Poetry
By Lizziebeth PLATINUM
New York, New York
Lizziebeth PLATINUM, New York, New York
35 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Show me a hero and I&#039;ll write you a tragedy.&quot;- F. Scott Fitzgerald

#36968 Poetry
By macarism_ SILVER
Toluca Lake, California
macarism_ SILVER, Toluca Lake, California
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Keep your face always towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.&quot; -Walt Whitman

#36969 Poetry
By Brianna Perrone BRONZE
Forked River, New Jersey
Brianna Perrone BRONZE, Forked River, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#36970 Poetry
By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
39 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Soon madness has worn you down. It&rsquo;s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you&rsquo;re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marya Hornbacher