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By KityraAnderson PLATINUM
Mercer Island, Washington

I wanted you to love me I wanted you to stay, saying Baby, baby, please Don’t walk out the door that way I was on my knees Crying a river beneath my feet Just when I got over...
KityraAnderson PLATINUM, Mercer Island, Washington
41 articles 1 photo 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing matters more than those who depend on you, emotionally or physically. Even if the situation is life or death, you have to be there for them, because they need you.


TheHerbArtist SILVER, Paradise, California
6 articles 0 photos 25 comments
Daryl-ism_Black_Apollyon SILVER, Carson, California
5 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We may have all come on different ships, but we&#039;re in the same boat now.&quot;<br /> - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By Andri55 SILVER
Bronx, New York
Andri55 SILVER, Bronx, New York
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The best revenge is success&quot; by Frank Sinatra

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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should&#039;ve behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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By triadbella BRONZE
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
triadbella BRONZE, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It&#039;s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life&#039;s realities.&quot;- Dr. Seuss

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By Bubbs GOLD
Rowlands Gill, Other
Bubbs GOLD, Rowlands Gill, Other
11 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be so good that they can&#039;t ignore you.&quot;

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By ShannonLil99 GOLD
Ongar, Other
ShannonLil99 GOLD, Ongar, Other
10 articles 1 photo 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.&#039; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Avril Lavigne

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By jaimeexo SILVER
Hope, Rhode Island
jaimeexo SILVER, Hope, Rhode Island
7 articles 5 photos 6 comments
TheYellowAardvark PLATINUM, Bishop, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 15 comments