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By bjmcrank GOLD
Dayton, Ohio

You left me here, on my own, not around to help me grow, to teach me things a girl should know, you left when I was very young, but you taught me to sing the songs I’ve sung, you t...
bjmcrank GOLD, Dayton, Ohio
11 articles 10 photos 14 comments

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By Origami_Ferret SILVER
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Origami_Ferret SILVER, Virginia Beach, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Let&#039;s go.&quot;<br /> &quot;We can&#039;t.&quot;<br /> &quot;Why not?&quot;<br /> &quot;We&#039;re waiting for Godot.&quot;<br /> --------------------------------<br /> &quot;Get thee to a nunnery!&quot;

musiclover2396 SILVER, Manassas, Virginia
5 articles 1 photo 7 comments
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By Anonymous
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By Tatyana DIAMOND
Colorado, Colorado
Tatyana DIAMOND, Colorado, Colorado
60 articles 0 photos 171 comments
Healing_Angel SILVER, Sydney, Other
8 articles 2 photos 509 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live for today, not for tomorrow

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By AMBAR1713 BRONZE
El Paso, Texas
AMBAR1713 BRONZE, El Paso, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You see things; and you say, &#039;why?&#039; But I dream things that never were; and I say,&quot;Why not?&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -George Bernard Shaw

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By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don&#039;t have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I&#039;ve never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you&#039;re also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.&quot; &mdash; Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy&#039;s Gate)

A-Soul-Exposed PLATINUM, Parksville, Other
24 articles 0 photos 51 comments
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By StillDreaming GOLD
Flower Mound, Texas
StillDreaming GOLD, Flower Mound, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.&rdquo; -Buddha