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By HannahSaulnier PLATINUM
Manitowoc, Wisconsin

You’re not me. Oh, you’re bound to see; Ugly is the new pretty. Retarded is the new outsmarted. Everyone is their own person. Nobody can be me. Only I can see, That my...
HannahSaulnier PLATINUM, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
35 articles 2 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The heart may be weak, and sometimes it may even give in. But I&#039;ve learned that deep down, there&#039;s a light that never goes out!&quot;<br /> &quot;There is no darkness strong enough in this world that can diminish the light in our hearts.&quot;<br /> -Kingdom Hearts


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By LaurenKenobi PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
32 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.&quot; -Anthony Burgess<br /> &quot;We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.&quot; -Anthony Burgess

TheFlashNatalie BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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By Crashlyn GOLD
Hemet, California
Crashlyn GOLD, Hemet, California
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By NicholasGonzalez SILVER
Ventnor, New Jersey
NicholasGonzalez SILVER, Ventnor, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

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By AfricanKing DIAMOND
Warner Robins, Georgia
AfricanKing DIAMOND, Warner Robins, Georgia
53 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only you and I can help the sun rise each morning. If we don&#039;t, it may drench itself out in sorrow - Joan Baez

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By ashtonorner1 SILVER
Brookville, Pennsylvania
ashtonorner1 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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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

PicturesqueHeart GOLD, Ashburn, Virginia
11 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t close the blast doors to your heart. ❤️

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By TJPalmer BRONZE
Reidsville, North Carolina
TJPalmer BRONZE, Reidsville, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If a fish lives its whole life being judged by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it&#039;s stupid.&quot; - Albert Einstein