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By AnnaStarMoon SILVER
McMinnville, Tennessee

I don’t think I can really express (or even comprehend) how much The Princess Diaries have influenced me. I obtained my first copy of the book from my grandmother’s garage—God know...
AnnaStarMoon SILVER, McMinnville, Tennessee
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By tayleeeeeeeer SILVER
Laplata, Maryland
tayleeeeeeeer SILVER, Laplata, Maryland
5 articles 1 photo 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.

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By zphysicscat18 SILVER
Ypsilanti, Michigan
zphysicscat18 SILVER, Ypsilanti, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am not Shakespeare and I am not Edna Saint Vincent Millay and I am not Mark Twain, but I am someone, I am my self, I am not the next one of them, all I want is to make a name for myself and I will gosh darn it!

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By Anonymous
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shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla

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By Jenna Copp BRONZE
Lawrence, Kansas
Jenna Copp BRONZE, Lawrence, Kansas
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By Stephanie Rowberry BRONZE
West Jordan, Utah
Stephanie Rowberry BRONZE, West Jordan, Utah
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By hanner BRONZE
Bell City, Louisiana
hanner BRONZE, Bell City, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The more that you read, the more that you know. The more that you know, the more places you will go.

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By AliPearl PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AliPearl PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem." - Jaime Gil de Bieda

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By HayleyAlexandra SILVER
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
HayleyAlexandra SILVER, Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You&#039;ve gotta dance like there&#039;s nobody watching,<br /> Love like you&#039;ll never be hurt,<br /> Sing like there&#039;s nobody listening,<br /> And live like it&#039;s heaven on earth.&rdquo;<br /> ― William W. Purkey