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By madlamm BRONZE
Irvington, New Jersey

My father fixed cars that spilled oil all over the garage floor Because he was a mechanic and showed as much by filling old cars with life. He told me I should work hard  fo...
madlamm BRONZE, Irvington, New Jersey
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By unkwn98 BRONZE
Irvington, New Jersey
unkwn98 BRONZE, Irvington, New Jersey
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By stevenstinson4 GOLD
Sebring, Ohio
stevenstinson4 GOLD, Sebring, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
love kills, inside and out.

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By Soup1039 PLATINUM
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Soup1039 PLATINUM, Christiana, Pennsylvania
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.<br /> -Marilyn Monroe

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By Zm1 BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
Zm1 BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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By jodilamborn BRONZE
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
jodilamborn BRONZE, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Trust your heart if the seas catch fire and live by love though the stars walk backward." -e.e. Cummings

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By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

ashleyhacker BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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By JordanB_04 BRONZE
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
JordanB_04 BRONZE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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outspoken_poet SILVER, Logan, Utah
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Of all sad words of mouth or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been."<br /> - John Greenleaf Whittier