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By softballbabe2014 SILVER
Wimberley, Texas

No one knows the pain behind my smile, They don't see the tears I cry, They don't realize how hard it is for me to wake up, A...
softballbabe2014 SILVER, Wimberley, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Smile now, Cry later." "everything happens for a reason"


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By TheAustinator SILVER
Bowers, Pennsylvania
TheAustinator SILVER, Bowers, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Always remember skaters are nerds, we leave the cool guy stuff to the jocks-Ryan Smith/The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems-Bruce Lee/Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind-Bruce Lee

Janae0819 SILVER, Columbus, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Shoot for the moon even if you miss you'll land among the stars" -Les Brown

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By M-and-M-Denver SILVER
Mebane, North Carolina
M-and-M-Denver SILVER, Mebane, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why should I change to please people? They tell you to be yourself, and then they judge you for you. It's like standing with your clothes on. They like you when you're covered up, but when you show the real you, you're naked. They don't like it

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By Savonstar_13 PLATINUM
Norfork, Arkansas
Savonstar_13 PLATINUM, Norfork, Arkansas
38 articles 11 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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By Savonstar_13 PLATINUM
Norfork, Arkansas
Savonstar_13 PLATINUM, Norfork, Arkansas
38 articles 11 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

just.another.person130 SILVER, Taipei, Other
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!” – Sasha Azevedo

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By albinotiger GOLD
Gloucester, Massachusetts
albinotiger GOLD, Gloucester, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &ldquo;In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate&rdquo;- Isaac Asimov

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By XxmickeyTxX PLATINUM
PITTSBURG, California
XxmickeyTxX PLATINUM, PITTSBURG, California
23 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream.&quot;<br /> &quot;Just because her eyes don&#039;t tear doesn&#039;t mean her heart doesn&#039;t cry. And just because she comes off strong, doesn&#039;t mean there&#039;s nothing wrong.&quot;

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By Ridiculouslyme PLATINUM
Vancouver, Washington
Ridiculouslyme PLATINUM, Vancouver, Washington
48 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world is full of people who make bad decisions but bad decisions don&#039;t make bad people.