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By PirateCountry DIAMOND
Muncie, Indiana

To make oneself seem less than they are To lower the eyes and address the ground Shifting the gaze and bending the knee Holding out a gloved hand as a silent offer Friendship,...
PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
91 articles 18 photos 330 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."


Z.V.Oksana PLATINUM, Harrison, Arkansas
22 articles 1 photo 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there&#039;s a tomorrow. Maybe for you there&#039;s one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through you fingers. So much time you can waste it.<br /> But for some of us there&#039;s only today. And the truth is, you never really know.&rdquo; <br /> ― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall

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By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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By SoccerKid BRONZE
Batavia, Illinois
SoccerKid BRONZE, Batavia, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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By theanonreader GOLD
Pensacola, Florida
theanonreader GOLD, Pensacola, Florida
19 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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you can tell a lot about a person by the books he reads<br /> -unknown

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By currently_liddell GOLD
Derry, New Hampshire
currently_liddell GOLD, Derry, New Hampshire
18 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I can&#039;t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.&rdquo; <br /> ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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By SweetSorrow12 GOLD
Chicago Heights, Illinois
SweetSorrow12 GOLD, Chicago Heights, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Maya Angelou: <br /> My great hope is to laugh<br /> As much as i cry to get<br /> My work done and try to<br /> Love somebody and have<br /> The courage to accept the<br /> Love in return

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By Fallen_ PLATINUM
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Fallen_ PLATINUM, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
25 articles 3 photos 433 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; a shattered world is only an opening into a new beginning with laughs, smiles, and love all around enter the world of the light and away from the broken darkness&quot;

lovingtorun13 BRONZE, Sammamish, Washington
2 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time&quot; ~Bertrand Russell

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