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By katiebeth___ SILVER
Richmond, Virginia

You know the song “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem and Rihanna? I’ve noticed nearly every person I’ve encountered loves that song. But do you realize they’re singing about abuse? T...
katiebeth___ SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 18 comments

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Que sera, sera.:)


XxUnforgivenLovexX SILVER, Des Moines, Iowa
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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to be or not to be that is the question

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By chillychilts BRONZE
North Tonawanda, New York
chillychilts BRONZE, North Tonawanda, New York
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

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&quot;I&#039;m not afraid to fall, it means I&#039;ve climbed up high.<br /> To fall is not to fail, you fail when you don&#039;t try.&quot;

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MinaFaith GOLD, Gardiner, Maine
11 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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Nothing in the world is single, all things by law divine, in one spirit meet and mingle, why not I with thine? - Percy Bysshe Shelly

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By guardgirl728 BRONZE
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
guardgirl728 BRONZE, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;you hurt because you are alive&quot; -charlie st. cloud.

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By A-Soul-Exposed PLATINUM
Parksville, Other
A-Soul-Exposed PLATINUM, Parksville, Other
24 articles 0 photos 51 comments
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By alley2cute SILVER
Lombard, Illinois
alley2cute SILVER, Lombard, Illinois
8 articles 1 photo 7 comments
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marinalynn BRONZE, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
4 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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All the knowledge i possess everyone else can aquire, but my heart is exclusively my own. <br /> -Johamm Wolfgang Goethe

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honrdBabyBoo15 BRONZE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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To walk within the lines<br /> Would make my life so boring<br /> I want to know that I <br /> Have been to the extreme<br /> So knock me off my feet<br /> Come on now give it to me<br /> Anything to make me feel alive<br /> <br /> -&#039;Anything but Ordinary&#039;, Sung by Avril Lavigne

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By Rigel GOLD
St. Louis, Missouri
Rigel GOLD, St. Louis, Missouri
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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I don&#039;t mind living in a man&#039;s world, as long as I can be a woman in it- Marilyn Monroe