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By Anonymous

“You were in love, though.” My body tenses as I turn to answer my classmate, “Some people are meant to fall in love with each other, but not meant to be together.” My classm...

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By AndiFace SILVER
Selah, Washington
AndiFace SILVER, Selah, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt." - Henrik Ibsen

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By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

cursiveline BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
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rachelrachel BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
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By hollypocket BRONZE
Virginia Beach, Virginia
hollypocket BRONZE, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
25 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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By Patzy SILVER
Bayamón, Other
Patzy SILVER, Bayamón, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than the stories and people we&#039;re quoting.&rdquo; <br /> ― John Green

AleksandraKelly BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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