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By DanceOfBlades PLATINUM
Springfield, Virginia

A bird is trapped, unable to fly, To raise those wings; take to the sky, He'd give it all to flap once more Raise those feathers and begin to soar, Instead, a cage enthral...
DanceOfBlades PLATINUM, Springfield, Virginia
28 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first Law of Equivalent Exchange."


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By lxg1495 BRONZE
Los Alamitos, California
lxg1495 BRONZE, Los Alamitos, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

HeavenCooley GOLD, Stillwater, Oklahoma
15 articles 0 photos 119 comments
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By theintrovertmonologues DIAMOND
Pittsford, New York
theintrovertmonologues DIAMOND, Pittsford, New York
94 articles 0 photos 12 comments
SimpleLogic BRONZE, Orangeburg, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have tried in my way to be free&quot; -Leonard Cohen

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By Kate97 GOLD
Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Kate97 GOLD, Lake Leelanau, Michigan
14 articles 9 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Keep smiling. :)

lunaticonthegrass PLATINUM, Hobbs, New Mexico
43 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poets utter great and wise things which they themselves do not understand.&quot;-Plato<br /> &quot;Envy is ignorance&quot;-Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &quot;Choose the day, the sign of the day, the day&#039;s divinity.&quot;-Jim Morrison

Babybearcub PLATINUM, West Linn, Oregon
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line&quot; -Oscar Levant<br /> <br /> &quot;You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.&quot; -Winston Churchill

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