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By Write139 SILVER
Medford, Oregon

In a child, innocent, unscathed by the world you look. In a lover, your soft, sensitive gaze is a highway to the soul. In a mother, you are bottomless wells of wi...
Write139 SILVER, Medford, Oregon
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

dontstop GOLD, Vriginville, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You only get one chance to live your live do not mess it up&quot;<br /> &quot;Ah Teen love, full of hope and happiness, but ignorant of reality&quot;

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By Tinkerbell13 SILVER
Gaston, Indiana
Tinkerbell13 SILVER, Gaston, Indiana
7 articles 7 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;God, if I can&#039;t have what I want. Let me want what I have.&quot;

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By Kbuschan PLATINUM
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Kbuschan PLATINUM, South Plainfield, New Jersey
25 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fall in love or fall in hate; Get inspired or be depressed; Ace a test or flunk a class; Make babies or make art; Speak the truth or lie and cheat; Dance on tables or sit in the corner; Life is divine chaos. Embrace it. Breathe. And enjoy the ride...

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By Jellybean9898 PLATINUM
Glendale, California
Jellybean9898 PLATINUM, Glendale, California
34 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When nothing goes right, go left&quot;-Anonymous<br /> &quot;Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste to the sky as well as the Earth&quot;-Henry David Thoreau

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By WhiteBear SILVER
Beckenham, Kent, Other
WhiteBear SILVER, Beckenham, Kent, Other
8 articles 31 photos 99 comments

Favorite Quote:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

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By LittleMidnight PLATINUM
Glendale, Arizona
LittleMidnight PLATINUM, Glendale, Arizona
28 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is but a book just waiting to be filled, you make your own story

MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
79 articles 0 photos 210 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t be a victim; be a titan.

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By antoniutc BRONZE
Edison, New Jersey
antoniutc BRONZE, Edison, New Jersey
2 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. -Henry Thoreau<br /> <br /> To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch&hellip; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! &ndash;Ralph Emerson

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By Sammmy GOLD
Webster Groves, Missouri
Sammmy GOLD, Webster Groves, Missouri
19 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Perspective shuts out the universe, the love, ad all creativity.&quot;