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By BaileyM SILVER
Lexington, Massachusetts

Being a teenage girl sucks We’re programmed to hate our bodies To hate girls because of their own bodies We’re forced to either hate or love ourselves But either way, you lose...
BaileyM SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."


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By 411Ellie PLATINUM
Fridley, Minnesota
411Ellie PLATINUM, Fridley, Minnesota
41 articles 28 photos 235 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Paper is more patient than people." –Anne Frank

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By Forever SILVER
Flint, Michigan
Forever SILVER, Flint, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances.&quot;<br /> B.F. Skinner

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By theweirdworder DIAMOND
Newtown, Pennsylvania
theweirdworder DIAMOND, Newtown, Pennsylvania
65 articles 49 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.<br /> -Plato

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By Brisa PLATINUM
Wasilla, Alaska
Brisa PLATINUM, Wasilla, Alaska
20 articles 7 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Si dan a t&uacute; papel alineado, escribas el otro camino.&quot;<br /> &quot;If they give you lined paper, write the other way&quot;<br /> -Juan Ramon Jiminez

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By EscapingfromReality GOLD
Syracuse, New York
EscapingfromReality GOLD, Syracuse, New York
12 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
I will follow when you prove you can lead.

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By trulymee_ BRONZE
Big Lake, Minnesota
trulymee_ BRONZE, Big Lake, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By Rebel21 PLATINUM
St. Catharines, Other
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

EscapingfromReality GOLD, Syracuse, New York
12 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
I will follow when you prove you can lead.

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By xxMedievalShadexx GOLD
Deerfield Beach, Florida
xxMedievalShadexx GOLD, Deerfield Beach, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. -Bruce Lee