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By Allykat12297 BRONZE
Isabela, Other

Dear Samuel, I thought about you today, a lot. I guess you can call it a kind of relapse. Some days I can go through the day without you even crossing my mind, and for others you’...
Allykat12297 BRONZE, Isabela, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Magic is only science we haven't discovered yet"


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C.Colleen BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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“Anyone who writes well, I suspect, writes primarily by ear, listening to the music of words. That means we should be careful what language we allow to tune our ears. If you've grown up in the midst of gifted talkers, then you're in luck; but if the talk you hear comes mainly from television or movies, if you read mostly junk, or if you don't read much at all, you're not likely to develop a keen ear for your own writing. You won't be able to hear the clunks and cliches. You won't know whether your sentences are breathing.”
-Scott Russell Sanders

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#32895 Nonfiction
By RH PLATINUM
Sammamish, Washington
RH PLATINUM, Sammamish, Washington
27 articles 11 photos 13 comments

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in incepto finis est

GreenGirl13 SILVER, Groveland, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 34 comments

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It is our choices that made us who we are, far beyond our abilities.

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HarmlessLlama BRONZE, Columbia, Illinois
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By Isabelle Jeng SILVER
Warren, New Jersey
Isabelle Jeng SILVER, Warren, New Jersey
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maddielouwho88 SILVER, Ada, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Too low they build who build beneath the stars." --Edward Young, "Night Thoughts"