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By jlb1993 SILVER
La Chapelle Aux Lys, Other

It's hard, it's hard being eighteen, being a guy like me. I am expected to be interested in one thing, getting a girl in my bed. I am expected to look at their bodies and...
jlb1993 SILVER, La Chapelle Aux Lys, Other
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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"We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives." - Chuck Palahnuik


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By PeNfReAk10 PLATINUM
Chino Hills, California
PeNfReAk10 PLATINUM, Chino Hills, California
22 articles 3 photos 24 comments

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When life hands you lemons, take the seeds and plant them.

Jacob.D.Poettker GOLD, Waterloo, Illinois
16 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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&quot;The Bible will keep you from sin. Sin will keep you from the Bible.&quot; D.L. Moody<br /> &quot;Of these three remain: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these, is love.&quot; 1st Corrinthians 13:13

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mirandablack16 SILVER, Newton, North Carolina
8 articles 4 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Boldness be my friend.&quot; -Shakespeare

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By AvaJay GOLD
Spokane, Washington
AvaJay GOLD, Spokane, Washington
13 articles 4 photos 184 comments

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Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not pray for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.<br /> ~ Tagore

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By katiewhizz BRONZE
Merritt Island, Florida
katiewhizz BRONZE, Merritt Island, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
raichel.jenkins GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot; When rain hits a true artist\&#039;s painted canvas, they do not despair, they say the dripping paint is now truly art. Art is a happy accident.\&quot;

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By CarolineF. DIAMOND
Yanceyville, North Carolina
CarolineF. DIAMOND, Yanceyville, North Carolina
54 articles 17 photos 26 comments

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\&quot;Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever par

DanielleMitchell BRONZE, Sarnia, Other
2 articles 1 photo 6 comments