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By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia

The Lost Given Back I lost the chance to be a kid, to know how to smile and laugh. I lost it all because someone handed me the grown-up's world, and took my childhood...
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.


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By getah BRONZE
Bronx, New York
getah BRONZE, Bronx, New York
1 article 0 photos 6 comments
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By TheComet PLATINUM
Mostaganem, Other
TheComet PLATINUM, Mostaganem, Other
22 articles 1 photo 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret&quot; -Ambrose Bierce<br /> &quot; Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken ;)&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go where the path leads you. Go instead where there&#039;s no path and leave a trail ;)&quot;-R.W.Emerson

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By AvianNudge SILVER
Chicago, Illinois
AvianNudge SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
― Ned Vizzini, It&#039;s Kind of a

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By bruisedmemories ELITE
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
bruisedmemories ELITE, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
109 articles 10 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&#039;re young, you can fly, but we trip on clouds &#039;cause we get too high&quot; -The Band Perry (Song: Don&#039;t Let Me Be Lonely)<br /> &quot;Cause no matter what, you&#039;ll never be alone&quot; -Lady Antebellum (Song: Compass)

Mikky_Ekko13 SILVER, Osseo, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People may hate you for being different and not living by society&#039;s standards, but deep down, they wish they had the courage to do the same.&quot;

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By WritinGirl PLATINUM
DeKalb, Illinois
WritinGirl PLATINUM, DeKalb, Illinois
20 articles 0 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; ~Maya Angelou

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By TaylorWintry DIAMOND
Carrollton, Texas
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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By JRaye PLATINUM
Dorr, Michigan
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

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By .Autumn. SILVER
New Prague, Minnesota
.Autumn. SILVER, New Prague, Minnesota
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit, when there&#039;s footprints on the moon.&quot;