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#32891voted by our readers
By Allykat12297 BRONZE
Isabela, Other

Dear Samuel, I thought about you today, a lot. I guess you can call it a kind of relapse. Some days I can go through the day without you even crossing my mind, and for others you’...
Allykat12297 BRONZE, Isabela, Other
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"Magic is only science we haven't discovered yet"


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C.Colleen BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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&ldquo;Anyone who writes well, I suspect, writes primarily by ear, listening to the music of words. That means we should be careful what language we allow to tune our ears. If you&#039;ve grown up in the midst of gifted talkers, then you&#039;re in luck; but if the talk you hear comes mainly from television or movies, if you read mostly junk, or if you don&#039;t read much at all, you&#039;re not likely to develop a keen ear for your own writing. You won&#039;t be able to hear the clunks and cliches. You won&#039;t know whether your sentences are breathing.&rdquo;<br /> -Scott Russell Sanders

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By RH PLATINUM
Sammamish, Washington
RH PLATINUM, Sammamish, Washington
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in incepto finis est

GreenGirl13 SILVER, Groveland, Florida
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It is our choices that made us who we are, far beyond our abilities.

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HarmlessLlama BRONZE, Columbia, Illinois
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By Isabelle Jeng SILVER
Warren, New Jersey
Isabelle Jeng SILVER, Warren, New Jersey
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maddielouwho88 SILVER, Ada, Michigan
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&quot;Too low they build who build beneath the stars.&quot; --Edward Young, &quot;Night Thoughts&quot;