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#482201voted by our readers
By hannahbee7 DIAMOND
Boca Raton, Florida

Why do I wear makeup if no one will take note? Why do I study politics if I'm still to young to vote? Why am I sitting in math class when they say that the world'...
hannahbee7 DIAMOND, Boca Raton, Florida
67 articles 1 photo 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You know you’re a writer if your friend tells you a heartbreaking story and your first reaction is – wow, that would make an incredible plot for a novel. You know you’re a smart writer if you manage to keep that reaction to yourself."


#482202 Poetry
By hikaru-nara-kheel DIAMOND
Perkasie, Pennsylvania
hikaru-nara-kheel DIAMOND, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
78 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"...because we all know...magic does not work through the phone.\" -Tomoko Katsu (my character)

#482203 Poetry
By Ever101 SILVER
Wyandotte, Michigan
Ever101 SILVER, Wyandotte, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am silver and exact; I have no preconceptions" -Sylvia Plath

#482204 Poetry
By FangirlTrickster SILVER
Clayton, North Carolina
FangirlTrickster SILVER, Clayton, North Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Only real risk reveals the quality of one's belief" - C.S Lewis

#482205 Poetry
By Anonymous
#482206 Poetry
By Anonymous
broadwaygirl0661 GOLD, Solon, Ohio
12 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Well behaved women NEVER make history."

#482208 Poetry
By Marin3 BRONZE
Center Point, Iowa
Marin3 BRONZE, Center Point, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#482209 Poetry
By ladarrell_roberson SILVER
Raleigh, North Carolina
ladarrell_roberson SILVER, Raleigh, North Carolina
8 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. <br /> Langston Hughes

#482210 Poetry
By Morgan_or_Mo PLATINUM
Greensboro, North Carolina
Morgan_or_Mo PLATINUM, Greensboro, North Carolina
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Gender is defined by a wide assortment of things, don&#039;t be fooled into thinking that there are only two.