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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Somehow it's all a little clearer now without the rose colored glasses of societal acceptance. It's true; we all don't fit together like puzzle pieces or stacking bl...
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.


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skybean BRONZE, Elmont, New York
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"Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”~GK Chesterton

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kjones BRONZE, Orange, California
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10ellarose01 BRONZE, Derry, Other
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“All that is gold does not glitter,<br /> Not all those who wander are lost;<br /> The old that is strong does not wither,<br /> Deep roots are not reached by the frost.<br /> <br /> From the ashes a fire shall be woken,<br /> A light from the shadows shall spring;<br /> Renewed shall be blade that was broken,<br /> The crownless again shall be king.”<br /> ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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By Eva O Connor BRONZE
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Eva O Connor BRONZE, 376882, Other
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By Kara26 BRONZE
Mauston, Wisconsin
Kara26 BRONZE, Mauston, Wisconsin
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chrissychris2270117 SILVER, Flushing, New York
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&quot;There is always going to be thunder, lightning and rain it just matters how you use your umbrella to get to that rainbow.&quot;