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By nikky917 GOLD
Brooklyn, New York

Some people don’t think about how important of a member in your family a cousin is, but in my family my cousin played a really important role. Her name was Susan and she was absolu...
nikky917 GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
18 articles 2 photos 6 comments

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By Khalida BRONZE
Quincy, Indiana
Khalida BRONZE, Quincy, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk." -Stephen King

Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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By ReadingFanatic SILVER
St. Louis, Missouri
ReadingFanatic SILVER, St. Louis, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Nobody important? Blimey, that&rsquo;s amazing. Do you know, in nine hundred years of time and space I&rsquo;ve never met anyone who wasn&rsquo;t important before.&rdquo;

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By JTpandas16 BRONZE
Burke, South Dakota
JTpandas16 BRONZE, Burke, South Dakota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Hannibal_the_Vegetarian_Cannibal SILVER, A Nice Place In, Virginia
7 articles 2 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.&quot; ~Anonymous<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself in your time of deepest sorrow.&quot; ~ Orson Scott Card

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By W.Bishop SILVER
Cincinnati, Ohio
W.Bishop SILVER, Cincinnati, Ohio
6 articles 4 photos 0 comments
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By Tatiel PLATINUM
Washington, Vermont
Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
23 articles 21 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.<br /> ~Mark Twain

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By tabbycat27 BRONZE
Columbus, Ohio
tabbycat27 BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.<br /> - C.S. Lewis

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By Anonymous