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By JAy2T00DASHiNG BRONZE
San Jacinto, California

Trust no one. Love none. Guard your heart with caution, whether they are male or female. Those closest will ALWAYS cause the most damage. Never give soo much of you to where you ca...
JAy2T00DASHiNG BRONZE, San Jacinto, California
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I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


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By Katherine Pfaff BRONZE
Hillpoint, Wisconsin
Katherine Pfaff BRONZE, Hillpoint, Wisconsin
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By amkdancer BRONZE
Franklin Square, New York
amkdancer BRONZE, Franklin Square, New York
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Life best adventures and stories are on a page.

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By tryJTinstead BRONZE
Lawrenceville, Georgia
tryJTinstead BRONZE, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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cool5593 SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
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&quot;Live and Learn&quot;<br /> &quot;What good is it when you&#039;ve gained the world, but lose your soul&quot;

smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots