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By Anonymous

Did you know me before I was the way I now am? Do you remember my smiles you’d always condemn? All i remember is the pain and the tears I would cry And I guess one day I just de...

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By darkpoet516 BRONZE
Brentwood, California
darkpoet516 BRONZE, Brentwood, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Instead of wishing you were someone else, be proud of who you are. You never know who is looking at you wishing they were you."

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By BeSempiternal SILVER
League City, Texas
BeSempiternal SILVER, League City, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."

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By Dustysky BRONZE
Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Dustysky BRONZE, Allison Park, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Know thyself? If I knew myself I'd run away. -Johann Wolfgang

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By Kris_10 GOLD
North Scituate, Rhode Island
Kris_10 GOLD, North Scituate, Rhode Island
10 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." -Theodore Roosevelt

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By Kris_10 GOLD
North Scituate, Rhode Island
Kris_10 GOLD, North Scituate, Rhode Island
10 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." -Theodore Roosevelt

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By Pineychick BRONZE
Vincentown, New Jersey
Pineychick BRONZE, Vincentown, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Act like a champ be a champ

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By Anonymous
chris341 GOLD, Springville, Utah
15 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you have built castles in the sky, do not despair, that is where they should be. Now build the foundations under them." -Thoreau

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By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)