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#2861voted by our readers
By BiancaC GOLD
Whitestone, New York

She stares into the mirror, unsatisfied & unhappy with herself. 140 pounds too many, she said. Once I’m at 115, I’ll be happy, she said. Weeks passed, she stopped eating....
BiancaC GOLD, Whitestone, New York
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
A room without books is a human with no soul.


#2862 Poetry
By InkBlogger SILVER
Ruston, Louisiana
InkBlogger SILVER, Ruston, Louisiana
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not sometimes to be content with less?&quot; - Henry David Thoreau, Walden<br /> <br /> &quot;A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.&quot; - Charles Darwin

#2863 Poetry
By karisuna GOLD
Pinellas Park, Florida
karisuna GOLD, Pinellas Park, Florida
19 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of them all." -The Emperor, Mulan<br /> <br /> "Let go of anger, let go of pride, when you are bound by nothing, you go beyond sorrow." -Buddha

#2865 Poetry
By mimisparkle12 BRONZE
Theinsville, Wisconsin
mimisparkle12 BRONZE, Theinsville, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2866 Poetry
By Anonymous
Crazywolfiegirl2 PLATINUM, Kington, Other
26 articles 3 photos 284 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. —Rachel Carson

#2868 Poetry
By Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER, Simpsonville, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why is it that the words we write for ourselves are better than the words we write for others?" -Finding Forrester

Shaco PLATINUM, Nanjing, Other
39 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.

#2870 Poetry
By AthenatheGoddess PLATINUM
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
AthenatheGoddess PLATINUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
38 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Look, I didn't want to be a halfblood."