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By and4aslan GOLD
Livonia, Michigan

It's a jail. Bars all around me, mud underneath me, stars above me. I look up at the stars with tears in my eyes. I'm trapped here with no way out, people just stand ther...
and4aslan GOLD, Livonia, Michigan
13 articles 21 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Close your eyes, and keep your mind wide open&quot; -Bridge to Terabithia<br /> &quot;If I&#039;ve learned anything, it&#039;s that my mascara isn&#039;t waterproof.&quot; -Sammie Jameston (Mascara Isn&#039;t Waterproof)<br /> &quot;When I say I love you. You say you don&#039;t deserve it. When I say I need you . You say I deserve someone better, When I say my life is better with you. You say I don&#039;t know any better. But when I kiss you, you say I love you, When I have to go, you say I need you. When I am with you, you know, that there is no better feeling then our love coming together and that is something we both deserve.&quot;


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By Squeegi BRONZE
Spencer, West Virginia
Squeegi BRONZE, Spencer, West Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By passion.fable14 SILVER
Fort Collins, Colorado
passion.fable14 SILVER, Fort Collins, Colorado
8 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like a cup of coffee. You gotta...dive right in and drink it fast before it cools. Because coffee sucks when its cool. And it tastes like crap. Do you want your life to taste like crap Sam? I don&#039;t. That&#039;s why i don&#039;t drink coffee.&quot;<br /> ~~Carlt

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By Megan Keyser SILVER
Holland, Michigan
Megan Keyser SILVER, Holland, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By spirit_bound GOLD
Clarmore, Oklahoma
spirit_bound GOLD, Clarmore, Oklahoma
18 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but the size of the heart&quot;

Nonfiction
By rainonroses GOLD
Dayton, Ohio
rainonroses GOLD, Dayton, Ohio
19 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.&quot;-Judy Garland

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By casey1013 BRONZE
Overton, Nebraska
casey1013 BRONZE, Overton, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live Life...

xKortnix BRONZE, New Gloucester, Maine
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reach up your hand... And take a star.&quot;<br /> -Langston Hughes<br /> &quot;I try to lie as much as I can when I&#039;m interviewed. It&#039;s reversed phsycology; I figure if I lie, they&#039;ll print the truth.&quot;<br /> -River J. Phoenix

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By Pariash BRONZE
Findlay, Illinois
Pariash BRONZE, Findlay, Illinois
4 articles 1 photo 3 comments