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By Sketched97 PLATINUM
Silver Spring, Maryland

I dread nights. It's during the inevitable time before I fall asleep that I'm in the most pain. It's the most all-consuming, permanent kind of pain, and it reminds me daily that...
Sketched97 PLATINUM, Silver Spring, Maryland
31 articles 4 photos 167 comments

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By Mroper38 BRONZE
Guntown, Mississippi
Mroper38 BRONZE, Guntown, Mississippi
3 articles 1 photo 11 comments

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Nobody ever drowned in sweat.. (X-c)

littlelilith SILVER, Dallas, Texas
5 articles 1 photo 39 comments

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"Your perspective may very well be the determining factor in whether you pass the test."

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By Anonymous
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By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

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"According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking." — Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate)

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By Vanne SILVER
Hawthorne, California
Vanne SILVER, Hawthorne, California
5 articles 0 photos 12 comments

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I hope one day you'll find all my quotes, all my words and read them all. I hope you'll know my message.

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By AnneOnnimous BRONZE
Peterborough Ontario, Other
AnneOnnimous BRONZE, Peterborough Ontario, Other
3 articles 0 photos 146 comments

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"Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself."
— John Green

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By TropicOfVirgo BRONZE
Pikeville, Tennessee
TropicOfVirgo BRONZE, Pikeville, Tennessee
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." C.S. Lewis

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By GzusFreak10 GOLD
Staten Island, New York
GzusFreak10 GOLD, Staten Island, New York
17 articles 0 photos 102 comments
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By mai123 BRONZE
Dearborn, Michigan
mai123 BRONZE, Dearborn, Michigan
1 article 1 photo 10 comments