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By Mustacheofthelorax SILVER
Ashland, Nebraska

Like a fish in a fishbowl Like a bird in a cage Like the lion at the zoo who paces with rage Like the buffalo at the safari Like the ants in the farm Like the parrot in the...
Mustacheofthelorax SILVER, Ashland, Nebraska
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter how may people are watching you, no matter what they are saying and what they are doing, it doesn't change the fact that you are you and that you are amazing.


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By DeadBitchWalking SILVER
Redondo Beach, California
DeadBitchWalking SILVER, Redondo Beach, California
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's not gruesome, it's immortality, my darlings.

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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

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By Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
23 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
She may have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there for you when it all came crashing down.-Megan Duke

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By jenx0x3 DIAMOND
Swampscott, Massachusetts
jenx0x3 DIAMOND, Swampscott, Massachusetts
68 articles 0 photos 90 comments
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By ascom BRONZE
Rancho Cordova, California
ascom BRONZE, Rancho Cordova, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
People are like books, we all have spines and stories to tell.

_Isabelle_ BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 11 comments
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By DJ4227 SILVER
Lake Elsinore, California
DJ4227 SILVER, Lake Elsinore, California
8 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.&quot;<br /> -Mitch Hedberg

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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD
Watertown, Tennessee
PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD, Watertown, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;All that is gold does not glitter,<br /> Not all those who wander are lost;<br /> The old that is strong does not wither,<br /> Deep roots are not reached by the frost.&quot;<br /> -Tolkien