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By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois

So you stumbled back into town wearing a worn college T-shirt and a new smirking swagger I didn't recognize. No eye contact as he strolls to the back of the restaurant with a pa...
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.


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By CourtneyRenee GOLD
Mesquite, Texas
CourtneyRenee GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;..Paper people in their paper towns burning paper just to try and stay warm for the future..&quot;<br /> Paper towns by John Green

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By Lollipop2012 SILVER
Las Veags, Nevada
Lollipop2012 SILVER, Las Veags, Nevada
5 articles 0 photos 27 comments
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By pepsilover BRONZE
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
pepsilover BRONZE, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2 articles 2 photos 4 comments
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By S1234 BRONZE
Pelham, New York
S1234 BRONZE, Pelham, New York
3 articles 0 photos 9 comments
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By S1234 BRONZE
Pelham, New York
S1234 BRONZE, Pelham, New York
3 articles 0 photos 9 comments
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By Jennifer Christensen BRONZE
Blackstone, Massachusetts
Jennifer Christensen BRONZE, Blackstone, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By literaryaddict PLATINUM
Albuquerque, New Mexico
literaryaddict PLATINUM, Albuquerque, New Mexico
23 articles 3 photos 157 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re almost there and no where near it. All that matters is that we&#039;re going.&quot; Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls<br /> &quot;The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound.&quot; Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

Lovebug07 PLATINUM, Topeka, Kansas
25 articles 0 photos 128 comments

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Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects. - Arnold Glasow

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By Diabetic_Wonder GOLD
Michigan Center, Michigan
Diabetic_Wonder GOLD, Michigan Center, Michigan
14 articles 11 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know you&#039;re in love when you can&#039;t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams&quot; ---- Dr. Seuss