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By sara-a-bear GOLD
Brandon, Mississippi

They call her Mockingbird The girl who can fly So far out of sight So far out of mind They call her crazy, They say she’s gone mad, They don’t know she’s...
sara-a-bear GOLD, Brandon, Mississippi
15 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I can tell by the way you're laughing, you're trouble looking for a place to happen."<br /> - Chris Young


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By chsongbird GOLD
Arlington, Massachusetts
chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it&#039;s these things I believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn&#039;t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything&quot;

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By jp1260 GOLD
Rockhill, South Carolina
jp1260 GOLD, Rockhill, South Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
you drive your future

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By Tohoak BRONZE
Crawforsville, Indiana
Tohoak BRONZE, Crawforsville, Indiana
3 articles 1 photo 7 comments
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By Tohoak BRONZE
Crawforsville, Indiana
Tohoak BRONZE, Crawforsville, Indiana
3 articles 1 photo 7 comments
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By Palindrome PLATINUM
Reedley, California
Palindrome PLATINUM, Reedley, California
39 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there&#039;s a reason I&#039;m still alive when so many have died, I&#039;m willing to wait for it.&quot;<br /> -Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton<br /> <br /> &quot;Crazy people don&#039;t know they&#039;re crazy. They think they&#039;re getting saner.&quot;<br /> -John Locke, Lost

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By JanaN SILVER
Fort Kent, Maine
JanaN SILVER, Fort Kent, Maine
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A sunflower can never be a rose, and a rose can never be a sunflower." -Miranda Kerr

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By definitionoflife GOLD
Sheridan, Wyoming
definitionoflife GOLD, Sheridan, Wyoming
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;do or do not. There is no try.&quot;<br /> &quot;Normality is a paved road. It&#039;s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.&quot;

just-another-poet GOLD, Neenah, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.&quot;

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By ScienceSpirit GOLD
Newtown, Pennsylvania
ScienceSpirit GOLD, Newtown, Pennsylvania
14 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.&quot; ~William James