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By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California

Growing up, there was this boy who rode my same bus. Everyday when the bus stopped, he sprinted home, backpack thumping with each step. And everyday we laughed because...
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

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&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;


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By mlm_24 BRONZE
St. Stephen, South Carolina
mlm_24 BRONZE, St. Stephen, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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You only need twenty seconds of insane courage, to be brave, and nobody will ever question your being.

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By sullivano17 PLATINUM
Boston, Massachusetts
sullivano17 PLATINUM, Boston, Massachusetts
23 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can&#039;t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you&#039;re doing is recording it. - Art Buchwald

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By Daniella Hunt BRONZE
Lemont, Illinois
Daniella Hunt BRONZE, Lemont, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By nuclearunicorns GOLD
Staten Island, New York
nuclearunicorns GOLD, Staten Island, New York
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I wondered which was harder, in the end. The act of telling, or who you told it to. Or maybe if, when you finally got it out, the story was really all that mattered.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

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By becauseincubus SILVER
Stone Mountain, Georgia
becauseincubus SILVER, Stone Mountain, Georgia
9 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Pain is only temporary.&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go through life. Grow through life.&quot;

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By becauseincubus SILVER
Stone Mountain, Georgia
becauseincubus SILVER, Stone Mountain, Georgia
9 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Pain is only temporary.&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go through life. Grow through life.&quot;

MauriceHuff GOLD, Chesapeake, Virginia
12 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The darker the night, the brighter the stars,&quot; - Fyodor Dostoevsky<br /> &quot;When you learn, teach.&quot;- Maya Angelou

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By Rose_13 PLATINUM
Farmington, New Mexico
Rose_13 PLATINUM, Farmington, New Mexico
40 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you try and teach a fish to climb a tree, it will live it&#039;s life forever thinking that it is dumb. ~Albert Einstein

Zarii_Jay GOLD, Olivebranch, Mississippi
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Some one is out there for everyone now matter how well they may be hidden.