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By margiechristine14 BRONZE
Owatonna, Minnesota

In the dog days of summer before senior year, something has possessed me to gut my entire room. One might ask why I didn't do this at any other point during these last three m...
margiechristine14 BRONZE, Owatonna, Minnesota
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It&#039;s a two way tie between some great advice: <br /> &quot;To give less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.&quot; <br /> OR <br /> &quot;There&#039;s always money in the banana stand.&quot;


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By ShannonLinder GOLD
West Orange, New Jersey
ShannonLinder GOLD, West Orange, New Jersey
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FiMichaelFa BRONZE, New York, New York
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By Nickim SILVER
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Nickim SILVER, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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&ldquo;It is never too late to be what you might have been.&rdquo;<br /> &ndash;George Eliot

happysappygirl101 GOLD, WonderLand,
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Words are tools; to educate, support, mend, and express. They shouldn&#039;t be used to break down each other&#039;s minds... they should be used to fill the empty spaces in our heads with insight, in order to see what most eyes can&#039;t.

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By Nickim SILVER
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Nickim SILVER, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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&ldquo;It is never too late to be what you might have been.&rdquo;<br /> &ndash;George Eliot

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WordWarrior BRONZE, Springboro, Ohio
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&quot;I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far flung hopes, and the dreamer of improbable dreams.&quot;<br /> -The Eleventh Doctor

KayLovegood GOLD, Eagle Pass, Texas
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&quot;It matters not what someone is born, but they grow up to be&quot; -Albus Dumbledore

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By Anonymous
CurrentBell SILVER, Brookline, Massachusetts
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&ldquo;I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar