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By Vareesha12 ELITE
Troy, Michigan

Putting myself in empty jars. Describing them in jigsaw pieces that won’t fit. Wondering if contradiction is a sin or perhaps, if willing, the definition of humanity. Like free wil...
Vareesha12 ELITE, Troy, Michigan
130 articles 0 photos 9 comments

adi-loves-yew SILVER, North Vernon, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What doesn&#039;t break us up, only brings us closer.&quot;<br /> &quot;We like people for who they are; we love them for their differences.&quot;

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By KelcyLynn GOLD
Columbus, Georgia
KelcyLynn GOLD, Columbus, Georgia
12 articles 3 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
I will not be labled average -Rachel Joy Scott

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By cbwriter BRONZE
Ridgefield, Connecticut
cbwriter BRONZE, Ridgefield, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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TheCandyLandOverlord BRONZE, Papillion, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
mumtahena19 BRONZE, Roslyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.&quot;

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Kalliope SILVER, Brunswick, Maine
6 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient; nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in a fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient...&quot; Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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By Jean16Bean PLATINUM
Batavia, New York
Jean16Bean PLATINUM, Batavia, New York
21 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down and write as it occurs to you. The writing is easy-it&#039;s the occurring that&#039;s hard.&quot;-Stephen Leacock

Vivienne BRONZE, Leeds, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Dragonfly_Girl PLATINUM
Pleasant Hill, California
Dragonfly_Girl PLATINUM, Pleasant Hill, California
21 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.