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By darleneO4 SILVER
Bolingbrook, Illinois

Dear black bird your time has past Should I really be surprised it did not last T’was a feeling of deprivation As though it were a fast Was not aware you could break a heart W...
darleneO4 SILVER, Bolingbrook, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Never, never be afraid to do what&#039;s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society&#039;s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.&rdquo; <br /> ― Martin Luther King Jr.


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By WhereAmIWithinMyself BRONZE
Reading, Pennsylvania
WhereAmIWithinMyself BRONZE, Reading, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know myself... but that is all!&quot; -F. Scott Fitzgerald in &quot;This Side of Paradise&quot;<br /> &quot;A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.&quot; -Wallace Stevens

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By Emjolie8 GOLD
Evanston, Illinois
Emjolie8 GOLD, Evanston, Illinois
16 articles 4 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. <br /> -anonymous

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By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

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By JesusFreak3 SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
JesusFreak3 SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When everything around me falls to pieces, I&#039;ve got something more in my life. When I&#039;m broken only God completes me.&quot;<br /> Krystal Meyers<br /> &quot;God is love&quot;<br /> --Bible<br /> &quot;An eye for an eye makes everyone blind.&quot;<br /> --Gandhi

Nikki_Nightmare BRONZE, Hnnepin, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
SAy no to drugs yes to tacos!

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By Ashleyy1213 GOLD
CHICAGO, Illinois
Ashleyy1213 GOLD, CHICAGO, Illinois
17 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is the art of drawling, without an eraser.

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By JakeGood8 BRONZE
Davie, Florida
JakeGood8 BRONZE, Davie, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The sun is gone, but I have a light. &quot; -Kurt Cobain

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By justjosie PLATINUM
Scottsburg, Indiana
justjosie PLATINUM, Scottsburg, Indiana
38 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love a girl who writes,<br /> and live her many lives;<br /> you have yet to find her,<br /> beneath her words of guise.&quot;

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By Nick Lee BRONZE
Centerville, Minnesota
Nick Lee BRONZE, Centerville, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments