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By MadiMay SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

I miss when skinned knees were easier to fix than broken hearts. I miss when the only reason she wasn’t friends with me was because Duck-Duck-Goose sounded more enjoyable than ho...
MadiMay SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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&quot;I tried being normal once. I didn&#039;t like it.&quot;<br /> -Unknown


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By Allie12 BRONZE
North Tonawanda, New York
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By Ari_T SILVER
Grantville, Pennsylvania
Ari_T SILVER, Grantville, Pennsylvania
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&quot;I was born an original, I wont die a copy&quot;

Ellie_Bera BRONZE, Vacoas, Other
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&ldquo;Growing up, I slowly had this process of realizing that all of these things around me that people had told me were just the natural way things were and the way things always would be weren&rsquo;t natural at all. They were things that could be changed and they were things that, more importantly, were wrong and should change. And once I realized that, there was really no going back.&rdquo; Aaron Swartz

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By puccacutie11 BRONZE
Fall River, Massachusetts
puccacutie11 BRONZE, Fall River, Massachusetts
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By ePosh SILVER
Roslyn Heights, New York
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&quot;We can&#039;t keep thinking we&#039;re all that matter, and that the world has nothing to do with us.&quot; -Edward Elric (FMA)

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By Enlightened BRONZE
Warwick, Rhode Island
Enlightened BRONZE, Warwick, Rhode Island
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