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#5331voted by our readers
By flywiththebirds SILVER
Vancleave, Mississippi

I don’t want to be a basketball player just because I’m tall. I can’t even aim. I don’t want to be a tattoo artist just because I like to draw. I can’t even...
flywiththebirds SILVER, Vancleave, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Revenge is sweet, but forgiveness is sweeter.<br /> <br /> Revelations 21:23<br /> <br /> But what is the ocean but a multitude of drops?


#5332 Opinion
By xoSamanthaxo GOLD
New York, New York
xoSamanthaxo GOLD, New York, New York
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.&quot;<br /> -Anonymous

#5333 Opinion
By The_Book_Thief GOLD
Brownville, Nebraska
The_Book_Thief GOLD, Brownville, Nebraska
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And when you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.&quot; - Friedrich Nietzsche

#5334 Opinion
Raphael Duncan BRONZE, Valdosta, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5335 Opinion
kodabear95 SILVER, Northglenn, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Certain things catch the eye, but pursue only the things that capture the heart. - old Indian saying

#5336 Opinion
By Martin12 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
Martin12 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
MichaelZhang PLATINUM, Guildford, Other
29 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
The purpose of competition is to eliminate the competition.

Narrelle GOLD, West Palm Beach, Florida
15 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?-Abraham Lincoln<br /> For to be free is not merely to cast off one&#039;s chains, but to live in a way that enhances the lives of others. -Nelson Mandela<br /> Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Gandhi

#5339 Opinion
By Actonstupid21 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
Actonstupid21 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5340 Opinion
rysav24 BRONZE, Cedar City, Utah
1 article 0 photos 0 comments