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By waxedpearl BRONZE
Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Your name Etched into a tombstone In the graveyard of my memory Left as a memorial Until the weathering of age Gradually decays my remembrance Your name is still clear W...
waxedpearl BRONZE, Chesterfield, New Hampshire
1 article 0 photos 4 comments

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Any success I have ever had has been a result of hard work.


Joob-Stache GOLD, Rice Lake, Wisconsin
16 articles 0 photos 96 comments

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Don't be afraid to take a chance, to take a fall, in the end it could be worth it all<3

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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

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&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

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By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

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&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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By Sammy_Rose BRONZE
Woodbridge, Virginia
Sammy_Rose BRONZE, Woodbridge, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&quot;Age is mind over matter.If you dont mind, it doesnt matter&quot; ~Mark twain<br /> <br /> Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.<br /> Helen Keller<br /> <br /> And even on the darkest of nights, the stars still shine bright.

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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By SincerelyManon GOLD
Holyoke, Massachusetts
SincerelyManon GOLD, Holyoke, Massachusetts
10 articles 0 photos 27 comments

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Memories are the only things that don&#039;t change when everything else does.

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By Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM
Brooklyn, New York, New York
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
38 articles 0 photos 445 comments

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&quot;Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light&quot; --Dylan Thomas

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By freeperson DIAMOND
Burlington, Vermont
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

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&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston