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By AliPearl PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You are fifteen years old. You are dressed to the nines in a place you never really wanted to be. You’re at your stepbrother’s wedding. It’s full of people who aren’t your family,...
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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paleteenager PLATINUM, Fountain Hills, Arizona
39 articles 0 photos 38 comments
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By jess14 BRONZE
New York, New York
jess14 BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We accept the love we think we deserve"

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By Prometheus PLATINUM
East Aurora, New York
Prometheus PLATINUM, East Aurora, New York
29 articles 0 photos 106 comments
TanviKusum DIAMOND, Gurgaon, Other
89 articles 4 photos 197 comments

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All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. <br /> Orison Swett Marden<br /> <br /> &quot;The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.&quot; - Anais Nin<br /> <br /> we speak in hushed voices so as to not wake our memories

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By MayaReardon SILVER
Boston, Massachusetts
MayaReardon SILVER, Boston, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No, you cant be my hero, everybody has to learn how to be their own kind of hero&quot;<br /> -Farscape

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By TarynR SILVER
Florence, Montana
TarynR SILVER, Florence, Montana
7 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve replaced your DNA with Fruit by the Foot.&quot;

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By SheetsOfSecrets SILVER
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
SheetsOfSecrets SILVER, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never sacrifice what you want, just because someone has a problem with it&quot; - Anonymous<br /> &quot;Nothing is impossible. The word itself says &#039;I&#039;m possible&#039;&quot; - Anonymous

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By mdtallgirl BRONZE
LOGAN, Utah
mdtallgirl BRONZE, LOGAN, Utah
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