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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan

It all seems so much nicer on the other side. The other side of this wall, of this notion, of all the emotions pouring out of every pore in my body hoping to get to yours in some...
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
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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By anonymity12 BRONZE
Westwood, Massachusetts
anonymity12 BRONZE, Westwood, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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By random_nobody SILVER
Minneapolis, Minnesota
random_nobody SILVER, Minneapolis, Minnesota
9 articles 1 photo 5 comments

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Opinions and fish.- Possessing opinions is like possessing fish, assuming one has a fishpond. One has to go fishing and needs some luck-then one has one’s own fish, one’s own opinions. I am speaking of live opinions, of live fish. Others are satisfied if they own a cabinet of fossils-and in their hands, “convictions.”

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By Nelly_Nell GOLD
Bakersfield, California
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
11 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

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CarolinaIM SILVER, Plantation, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Axel000 PLATINUM
Battle Creek, Michigan
Axel000 PLATINUM, Battle Creek, Michigan
26 articles 6 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;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.&#039; ~Albert Einstein

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By WordAddict GOLD
Montclair, New Jersey
WordAddict GOLD, Montclair, New Jersey
13 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Timshel!&quot;

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By SugarLover127 SILVER
Hartville, Ohio
SugarLover127 SILVER, Hartville, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where is personal gain and perseverance without a couple failures?

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By Megan Cheng BRONZE
San Francisco, California
Megan Cheng BRONZE, San Francisco, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM, Trenton, Ohio
37 articles 3 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;only you can start a change you want&quot;