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By BorderlineGenius777 SILVER
Lewiston, Idaho

I watch the building burn through eyes that have seen so much pain these past four years. I feel the heat of the flames lick my face with their rough tongue, see the tendrils of...
BorderlineGenius777 SILVER, Lewiston, Idaho
7 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most would be content to take their own and depart."- Socrates


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By Matt27 SILVER
Englewood, Colorado
Matt27 SILVER, Englewood, Colorado
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Outsiders who see rules and not the love that runs through them are often too ready to label other people as 'prisoners'." -Iris Murdoch in The Sea, The Sea

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By nmk1128 SILVER
Fort Myers, Florida
nmk1128 SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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By Manvir Johal BRONZE
Hilmar, California
Manvir Johal BRONZE, Hilmar, California
1 article 0 photos 4 comments
AngelaAxelson GOLD, Littleton, Colorado
12 articles 11 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <br /> ― Dalai Lama XIV

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By HarryPotterLover122 BRONZE
Knoxville, Tennessee
HarryPotterLover122 BRONZE, Knoxville, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one can only remember to turn on the light&quot;~ Albus Dumbledore

Under-the-Rain GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
18 articles 5 photos 99 comments

Favorite Quote:
Are you ready to go to battle with your mind?- Written by me :)<br /> Lost the battle, win the war//Bringing my sinking ship back to the shore- Paramore, Now