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By crazy4bb SILVER
Wilmington, Delaware

Blank Pages I see the pain in your eyes, the hurt in your heart, and the scars on your body. Life hasn’t been fair to you, I know this. But life really hasn’t been fair to many, i...
crazy4bb SILVER, Wilmington, Delaware
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Aspire to inspire before you expire <3


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By Lost_In_Space BRONZE
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Lost_In_Space BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.&quot;<br /> -Albert Einstein

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By Literature_Darling GOLD
Warrenton, Virginia
Literature_Darling GOLD, Warrenton, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 32 comments

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&quot;To live is the rarest thing of all. Most people exsist and that is all.&quot; ~Oscar Wilde<br /> &quot;I am a writer quite by accident, the way one my fall and rip a hole in their jeans.&quot; ~Blogger H. B. Sachs

Ray445 BRONZE, Havre, Montana
3 articles 2 photos 5 comments

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You were the lighting in that rain. You can still shine in the darkness- Snake-MGS 4, GOP

Sagar Amrania BRONZE, Solon, Ohio
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By monalisa3479 SILVER
La Canada, California
monalisa3479 SILVER, La Canada, California
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Saying &#039;I notice you&#039;re a nerd&#039; is like saying, &#039;Hey, I notice that you&#039;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&#039;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?&#039; In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&rdquo; <br /> ― John Green

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By ashley05 SILVER
Vienna, Virginia
ashley05 SILVER, Vienna, Virginia
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By Prisoner24601 SILVER
New Malden, Other
Prisoner24601 SILVER, New Malden, Other
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;But Brutus says he was ambitious,<br /> And Brutus is an honourable man.&quot; ~William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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By Tizzy BRONZE
Dhaka, Other
Tizzy BRONZE, Dhaka, Other
2 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
I sleep to much, parents complain. I sleep less, parents complain. I go out too much, parents complain. I don&#039;t go out too much, parents complain. I play games too much, parents complain. I play games less, parents complain. I CANT WIN!

AlmostNormal SILVER, Tulsa, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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&quot; All is far in love and war&quot;