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By Nightingale74 PLATINUM
Beavercreek, Ohio

I once was a sailor, braving the seas of desire. I was young and I was stupid— oh, how I regret it. The waves, they numbed me. The wind, it soothed me. I thought all was w...
Nightingale74 PLATINUM, Beavercreek, Ohio
46 articles 0 photos 152 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you need something to believe in, believe in yourself.&quot;<br /> &quot;A poem unwritten is only a thought; unshared, unsaid...&quot;


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By wilds PLATINUM
Newfane, New York
wilds PLATINUM, Newfane, New York
22 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
Brave is not being fearless but being able to overcome those fears you have

ZoeBro17 PLATINUM, Carlsbad, California
22 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Make the most of yourself, for thats all their is of you.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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By h_ledyard77 BRONZE
Missoula, Montana
h_ledyard77 BRONZE, Missoula, Montana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
the people who say it can&quot;t be done shouldn&#039;t interrupt the people doing it

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By codla19 BRONZE
Monticello, Illinois
codla19 BRONZE, Monticello, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By OurVoices PLATINUM
Merrimac, Massachusetts
OurVoices PLATINUM, Merrimac, Massachusetts
31 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are&quot; - e.e. cummings

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By Laura Collette BRONZE
Belleville, Kansas
Laura Collette BRONZE, Belleville, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By bruisedmemories ELITE
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
bruisedmemories ELITE, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
109 articles 10 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&#039;re young, you can fly, but we trip on clouds &#039;cause we get too high&quot; -The Band Perry (Song: Don&#039;t Let Me Be Lonely)<br /> &quot;Cause no matter what, you&#039;ll never be alone&quot; -Lady Antebellum (Song: Compass)

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By Neil.V GOLD
Belleville, New Jersey
Neil.V GOLD, Belleville, New Jersey
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Letterstojuliet GOLD
Bremerton, Washington
Letterstojuliet GOLD, Bremerton, Washington
13 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m in love with you, and I&#039;m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I&#039;m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we&#039;re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we&#039;ll ever have, and I am in love with you&quot; - The fault in our stars