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By MattMattHatter PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington

Hot tears fall, Disappearing into my pillow, A storm of them, Among a sea of salty tears. As I cry, All the pain fades away, And taking its place, Is nothingness. No ha...
MattMattHatter PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
33 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. &quot;<br /> Thomas Gray


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By estucker1998 PLATINUM
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
estucker1998 PLATINUM, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
20 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
The voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because of the thought that everything may be done better and again. --John Green, The Fault in Our Stars.

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By wordnerd54 SILVER
Sparta, New Jersey
wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.&quot; ~E.L. Doctorow

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By Photographywonder PLATINUM
Unfortunetly, Texas
Photographywonder PLATINUM, Unfortunetly, Texas
23 articles 10 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can&#039;t wait for inspiration to come to you, you have to go at it with a club&quot;<br /> &quot;Can anything be sadder than work unfinished? Yes; work never begun&quot;<br /> &quot;Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.Art is knowing which ones to keep&quot;-Scott Adams

Firefaerie SILVER, Austin, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not pity the dead. pity the living, and above all, those who live without love&quot; - J.K Rowling<br /> &quot;There&#039;s always another secret&quot; -Brandon Sanderson

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By Desiraay GOLD
Billerica, Massachusetts
Desiraay GOLD, Billerica, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s sad to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by lies<br /> (Changed it up a little from a book I read)

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By Desiraay GOLD
Billerica, Massachusetts
Desiraay GOLD, Billerica, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s sad to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by lies<br /> (Changed it up a little from a book I read)

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By dylanedwards GOLD
Miami, Florida
dylanedwards GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Rather than love, than faith, than fame, than fairness, than money, give me truth&quot;

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By vanessarose BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
vanessarose BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Most people don&#039;t recognize opportunity when it comes, because it&#039;s usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work&rdquo;&nbsp; -Thomas Edison

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By Carpe-Caffeam GOLD
No Where, Florida
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If it weren&rsquo;t for the coffee, I&rsquo;d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.&rdquo; &ndash;David Letterman