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By ChrisJ PLATINUM
Rochester, New York

My heart is but your instrument; played and strummed to your liking, not mine My mind lays in your custody; locked behind tuned strings and fastened gears.
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.


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By 411Ellie PLATINUM
Fridley, Minnesota
411Ellie PLATINUM, Fridley, Minnesota
41 articles 28 photos 235 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Paper is more patient than people.&quot; &ndash;Anne Frank

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By brittafischer PLATINUM
Dulles, Virginia
brittafischer PLATINUM, Dulles, Virginia
29 articles 5 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon &#039;em&quot;

SpidersAcrossStars PLATINUM, Hayward, California
36 articles 0 photos 160 comments

Favorite Quote:
For you, a thousand times over.

RabbitStew13 GOLD, Atlanta, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve got two speeds: mildly offensive and outright hostile. Your choice.

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By rokkotothezee GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
I never sleep, &#039;cause sleep is the cousin of death

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By DJ4227 SILVER
Lake Elsinore, California
DJ4227 SILVER, Lake Elsinore, California
8 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.&quot;<br /> -Mitch Hedberg

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By hrj_nikki14 SILVER
Apex, North Carolina
hrj_nikki14 SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 37 comments

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When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, and keep the world to wonder how you did it.<br /> <br /> Women are like angels. You break our wings... we simply continue to fly... on broomsticks. We&#039;re flexible like that (;

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By Ray--yo PLATINUM
Kathmandu, Other
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

BelieveInLoveAtFirstSight PLATINUM, Manchester, Connecticut
21 articles 0 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don&#039;t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don&#039;t necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant. -The Doctor