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By emilyjoe DIAMOND
Algonquin, Illinois

He wasn’t my problem to worry about. Not my issue to deal with, or cause to lose sleep over. He was an acquaintance, a figure with a face and a name. Not my figure, not my face, an...
emilyjoe DIAMOND, Algonquin, Illinois
51 articles 6 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection?" -Calvin & Hobbes


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By BlueAstronaut PLATINUM
Herndon, Virginia
BlueAstronaut PLATINUM, Herndon, Virginia
33 articles 36 photos 21 comments

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&quot;Tiny curtains open and we hear the tiny clap of little hands <br /> A tiny man would tell a little joke and get a tiny laugh from all the folks&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse

paranomial PLATINUM, Hyderabad, Other
21 articles 0 photos 55 comments
sassymeforever333 SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
9 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. Is not proud or rude. It is not self seeking or easily angered. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

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bayleem GOLD, Yarmouth, Maine
10 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Best Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.&rdquo;

Tweedilydum BRONZE, Leander, Texas
1 article 24 photos 14 comments

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&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, cause those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter, don&#039;t mind&quot;......Dr. Seuss <br /> &quot;All of us are crazy in one good way or another&quot;....Yiddish saying<br /> &quot;What happens is not as important as how you react to it&quot;

Natalie Stefanelli BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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thebodyelectric GOLD, Pasadena, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I have fears that I may cease to be...&quot; - John Keats

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clairemaims BRONZE, Athens, Georgia
1 article 1 photo 54 comments
tennisplayergirl GOLD, Arrington, Virginia
10 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He who will not risk cannot win.&quot; John Paul Jones