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By Lake22 GOLD
San Leandro, California

We as a nation are colorblind. No, not that colorblind in art or objects, but colorblind as in we tell each other apart by putting each other in a specific race based on physical a...
Lake22 GOLD, San Leandro, California
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"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."-Unknown


KaleJoshuaa SILVER, Ashland, Kansas
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"A fellow ought to shine on."

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By Tay_renee_b BRONZE
Orlando, Florida
Tay_renee_b BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
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“It's all in the view. That's what I mean about forever, too. For any one of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. You never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.” and “I like flaws. I think they make things interesting.”

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By GreenDayFan SILVER
Phoenix, Arizona
GreenDayFan SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
7 articles 3 photos 134 comments

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&quot;Every story has an end, but in life, every ending is just a new beginning.&quot; <br /> -Uptown Girls

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By OrenK PLATINUM
Flushing, New York
OrenK PLATINUM, Flushing, New York
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&quot;My teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said happy. She said I didn&#039;t understand the assignment. I said she didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;- John Lennon

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By Naerwen BRONZE
Manchester, Tennessee
Naerwen BRONZE, Manchester, Tennessee
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&quot;There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.&quot; -Oscar Wilde

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By Anna45 SILVER
Allentown, New Jersey
Anna45 SILVER, Allentown, New Jersey
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But I knew that was what he wanted, even as the lot echoed with the cracks of the shot, even as I begged silently-please not him, not him and Johnny both-I knew he would be dead, because Dally Wintson wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted

Sardonyx BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
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Be Your Wild, Courageous, Brilliant Self Every Single Day. No Matter What