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By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois

There once was a little girl who was in love with the world. She laughed and smiled as she spun and twirled. There once was a little girl who never frowned, but slowly as...
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

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Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.


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By migwam ELITE
Tumwater, Washington
migwam ELITE, Tumwater, Washington
240 articles 20 photos 151 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

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By erinmlynch SILVER
Avon Lake, Ohio
erinmlynch SILVER, Avon Lake, Ohio
9 articles 5 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What is the point of being alive if you don&#039;t at least try to do something remarkable.&quot; - John Green

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Supernova MAG
By sapphire_sora GOLD
Evanston, IL, Illinois
sapphire_sora GOLD, Evanston, IL, Illinois
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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don&#039;t write themselves), so if there appears to be a significant lack of short stories on my profile, that&#039;s probably why. (Hooray for misuse of the personal quote box.)

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Rainfall MAG
By SammieRM PLATINUM
Urbana, Missouri
SammieRM PLATINUM, Urbana, Missouri
21 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream.&quot; -Edgar Allan Poe

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By migwam ELITE
Tumwater, Washington
migwam ELITE, Tumwater, Washington
240 articles 20 photos 151 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

candlelightwriter GOLD, Kirksville, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Secretly we&#039;re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be&quot;-- J.K. Rowling.

PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There will always be someone who is smarter than you. Skinnier than you. Stronger than you. More popular than you. There will always be someone better than you, but there will never be someone who is YOU.&quot;

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By Opticalillusion DIAMOND
Edenton, North Carolina
Opticalillusion DIAMOND, Edenton, North Carolina
64 articles 13 photos 59 comments

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I am an artist bound only for the poet&#039;s glory....But only achieve half of the success that my dreams aspire to find, And to what do the whispers tell me of this failure...To what end to they haunt my nightmares...my eternal dark dreams...

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By MichealMulkey SILVER
Easley, South Carolina
MichealMulkey SILVER, Easley, South Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The thing about music is that, when it hits you, you feel no pain&quot;<br /> -Bob Marley