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By Sencere BRONZE
Annapolis, Maryland

M eaningless Y earning L ie I llogical F orgetful E xcuse why live when I can die. why try when I don't care. why try and see when nothing important is in sight.
Sencere BRONZE, Annapolis, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why am I fighting to live, when I'm just living to fight. Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight. Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try. Why am I dying to live, when I'm just living to die.


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By beautiful_but_torn GOLD
West Jefferson, North Carolina
beautiful_but_torn GOLD, West Jefferson, North Carolina
18 articles 2 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s all make believe, isn&#039;t it? <br /> Marilyn Monroe

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By beautiful_but_torn GOLD
West Jefferson, North Carolina
beautiful_but_torn GOLD, West Jefferson, North Carolina
18 articles 2 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s all make believe, isn&#039;t it? <br /> Marilyn Monroe

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By NattieLerman GOLD
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
NattieLerman GOLD, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
10 articles 8 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Theres a little truth behind every (just kidding), a little curiosity behind every (just wondering), a little knowledge behind every (i dont know)&amp; a little emotion behind every (i dont care).&quot;

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By DeathlyGrace GOLD
Kingwood, Texas
DeathlyGrace GOLD, Kingwood, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m nobody. Who are you? Are you nobody to?&quot;<br /> Emilie Dickinson

ninja2014 SILVER, Homer, New York
5 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is crazy, just go ahead and love it anyways!

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By riley1516 PLATINUM
Lake Zurich, Illinois
riley1516 PLATINUM, Lake Zurich, Illinois
26 articles 2 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&rsquo;t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.&rdquo; -Howard Thurman

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By Angelicajoy__ GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Angelicajoy__ GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
18 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&rsquo;m stretched too thin,<br /> this constant longing for you<br /> will pull me apart&quot;

SarahJumps SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. <br /> -Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> I think, at a child&#039;s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. -E.R

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By ali8jane BRONZE
DeSoto, Texas
ali8jane BRONZE, DeSoto, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am the author of my life. Unfortunately, I&#039;m writing with this pen made of my own bone, it&#039;s ink my blood; and I can&#039;t erase my mistakes.