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By akstory GOLD
West Palm Beach, Florida

They ask me, “Why?” as if I’m doing it on my own accord. They ask me, “When?” as if they’ll be counting down the days. They tell me, “Don’t go!” as if I can control it. They say...
akstory GOLD, West Palm Beach, Florida
11 articles 3 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is our choices . . . that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. <br /> ~ J. K. Rowling


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By crazy97 BRONZE
Sioux City, Iowa
crazy97 BRONZE, Sioux City, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
A place is only as good as the people in it.

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loveissmiles GOLD, Lynn, Indiana
13 articles 0 photos 102 comments

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&quot;I live for the nights I can&#039;t remember with the people I will never forget.&quot; -Carassisa M-&lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;What the mind can perceive, the body can achieve.&quot; -Softball Coach Steve B-

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By theautumnleaf BRONZE
Srinagar, Other
theautumnleaf BRONZE, Srinagar, Other
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

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&quot;The moving finger writes and having writ,<br /> Moves on...nor all your piety nor wit<br /> Shall lure it back to cancel half a line;<br /> Nor all your tears wash a word of it.&quot;

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By KateKlosterman SILVER
Wyndmere, North Dakota
KateKlosterman SILVER, Wyndmere, North Dakota
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be impossible because impossible just means I&#039;m possible.

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By Yuelong GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
Yuelong GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
17 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
Win the Darwin award already!

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By TTTeeSS GOLD
La Porte, Colorado
TTTeeSS GOLD, La Porte, Colorado
17 articles 6 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is no such thing as nothing, yet there is such thing as nothing, simply because there is nothing such as nothing.

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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 torilynn400 GOLD
Poughkeepsie, New York
torilynn400 GOLD, Poughkeepsie, New York
10 articles 1 photo 41 comments

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&quot;The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.&quot;<br /> -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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By Prometheus PLATINUM
East Aurora, New York
Prometheus PLATINUM, East Aurora, New York
29 articles 0 photos 106 comments