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By mem228 DIAMOND
Attleboro, Massachusetts

She tells me to run, and I do. My heart beats over the speed limit, and my legs are in desperate need of sleep, but I keep running. She tells me they're closing in, b...
mem228 DIAMOND, Attleboro, Massachusetts
80 articles 5 photos 25 comments

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The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.


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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By lamewriter SILVER
Chestertown, Maryland
lamewriter SILVER, Chestertown, Maryland
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By winty_bearz SILVER
Murray Bridge East, Arkansas
winty_bearz SILVER, Murray Bridge East, Arkansas
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
once we open are eyes to it, it always there

Littlemustangfilly BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you hear a voice from with in say &quot;I cannot paint&quot; then by all means paint and that voice shall be silenced -Vincent Van Gogh

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By dustin.southpaw PLATINUM
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
dustin.southpaw PLATINUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
21 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones who do&quot; - Steve Jobs

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By _SlenderMandy_ GOLD
St. Johns, Michigan
_SlenderMandy_ GOLD, St. Johns, Michigan
13 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m entirely bonkers. But I&#039;ll tell you what. All the best people are.&quot; - Tim Burton

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By LisaRose PLATINUM
Groton, Connecticut
LisaRose PLATINUM, Groton, Connecticut
25 articles 6 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep<br /> But I have promises to keep<br /> And miles to go before I sleep<br /> -Robert Frost

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By DiyaP. BRONZE
Parsippany , New Jersey
DiyaP. BRONZE, Parsippany , New Jersey
3 articles 3 photos 1 comment
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By crdfsu PLATINUM
Ormond Beach, Florida
crdfsu PLATINUM, Ormond Beach, Florida
22 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world.&quot; -Robin Williams, Dead Poet&#039;s Society