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By mayakavuri BRONZE
San Ramon, California

I was 12 when he leaned out of his pick-up truck, looking for a quick pick-me-up in the form of bright blue nail varnish and sweet, naive innocence. I remember the burn of my l...
mayakavuri BRONZE, San Ramon, California
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By fluoxetinedreams SILVER
Olympia Washington, Washington
fluoxetinedreams SILVER, Olympia Washington, Washington
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"And in the midst of our dying, as we rise from the organic and sink back ignominously into the organic, it is a glory and a privelege to love what Death doesn't touch." -Donna Tartt, 'The Goldfinch'

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By fluoxetinedreams SILVER
Olympia Washington, Washington
fluoxetinedreams SILVER, Olympia Washington, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"And in the midst of our dying, as we rise from the organic and sink back ignominously into the organic, it is a glory and a privelege to love what Death doesn't touch." -Donna Tartt, 'The Goldfinch'

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By lovelyheartache BRONZE
Hinsdale, Illinois
lovelyheartache BRONZE, Hinsdale, Illinois
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“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.” <br /> ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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By Ellie-Burns PLATINUM
Louisville, Kentucky
Ellie-Burns PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
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Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

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By SilverMagic SILVER
Houston, Texas
SilverMagic SILVER, Houston, Texas
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"Rejection is Protection" -Unknown

Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

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"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

emet_shifrin BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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"I'd hate you even if I didn't hate you!"<br /> <br /> -Patrick Star (Spongebob SquarePants)

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By cheyennesky17 BRONZE
Weirton, West Virginia
cheyennesky17 BRONZE, Weirton, West Virginia
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