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By SpyceChik GOLD
Accra, Other

Mirror, Mirror on the wall Who’s the fairest of them all? Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Like the Mirror sees it all. It just perceives the physique; Its sight never goes down de...
SpyceChik GOLD, Accra, Other
14 articles 0 photos 41 comments

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If it must be done, it must be done well.


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By ladybugsrock SILVER
Billings, Montana
ladybugsrock SILVER, Billings, Montana
6 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.&quot; <br /> -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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By Ashlynn149637 SILVER
Snow Hill, North Carolina
Ashlynn149637 SILVER, Snow Hill, North Carolina
9 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Music comes to me more readily than words.&quot;<br /> -Ludwig van Beethoven

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By EMarie GOLD
Joplin, Missouri
EMarie GOLD, Joplin, Missouri
19 articles 7 photos 23 comments

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Courage comes in all sizes, but fits only a few.<br /> What is wise is not always right and what is right is not always wise.<br /> Knowing what is wrong and right is not choosing which to fight.<br /> -All of these are by me

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By EPluribusUnum DIAMOND
Woodbine, Maryland
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

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&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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 albinotiger GOLD
Gloucester, Massachusetts
albinotiger GOLD, Gloucester, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &ldquo;In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate&rdquo;- Isaac Asimov

BorderlineGenius777 SILVER, Lewiston, Idaho
7 articles 0 photos 80 comments

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&quot;If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most would be content to take their own and depart.&quot;- Socrates

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By Matt27 SILVER
Englewood, Colorado
Matt27 SILVER, Englewood, Colorado
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Outsiders who see rules and not the love that runs through them are often too ready to label other people as &#039;prisoners&#039;.&quot; -Iris Murdoch in The Sea, The Sea

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By nmk1128 SILVER
Fort Myers, Florida
nmk1128 SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You don&#039;t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.&quot; - F. Scott Fitzgerald