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Sixteen is too young for a self portrait they say. Sixteen is too young to write how you feel on a piece of paper. You dont know yourself, you dont know what you want. Impossib...

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By theamazingpoet111 BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
theamazingpoet111 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
loveissmiles GOLD, Lynn, Indiana
13 articles 0 photos 102 comments

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&quot;I live for the nights I can&#039;t remember with the people I will never forget.&quot; -Carassisa M-&lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;What the mind can perceive, the body can achieve.&quot; -Softball Coach Steve B-

Happymask PLATINUM, Pride, Louisiana
22 articles 3 photos 32 comments

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&quot;I have great faith in fools, self-confidence my friends call it.&quot; - Edgar Allan Poe

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By MariumB BRONZE
Montreal, Other
MariumB BRONZE, Montreal, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Books became my life, or maybe I should say books became the way I escaped from my life.

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By AnnaBandana BRONZE
Trenary, Michigan
AnnaBandana BRONZE, Trenary, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.&quot; -Elizabeth Edwards.

UtopianSociety PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
20 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why is being a nerd bad? Saying &lsquo;I noticed you&rsquo;re a nerd&rsquo; is like saying &lsquo;hey, I noticed that you&rsquo;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&rsquo;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid.&#039;&quot; - John Green

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By maximel GOLD
Dakar, Other
maximel GOLD, Dakar, Other
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &mdash; Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉)

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By PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
20 articles 1 photo 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have not even begun to scratch the surface of how important your life means to not only me, [y]our friends and [y]our family, but your life, which is a gift for the world that is waiting for you.&quot; - Brent Smith.

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By GraphicWriter DIAMOND
Yuba City, California
GraphicWriter DIAMOND, Yuba City, California
63 articles 10 photos 89 comments