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By KayRae GOLD
Arlington Hts, Illinois

I could write a poem for you but you would never hear it. If I stretched out my shaking hand, you would never try to grasp it. She bats her lashes looking for immediate lov...
KayRae GOLD, Arlington Hts, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.


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By Devyani BRONZE
Kanpur, Other
Devyani BRONZE, Kanpur, Other
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
SOMETHING STRIKES YOU ONLY WHEN SOMEWHERE YOU KNOW YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR YOURSELF.

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By BrokenDarkness BRONZE
Denver, Other
BrokenDarkness BRONZE, Denver, Other
2 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"While it would be much more suitable to actually create this post in november, none of the staff have been blessed with patience. It will be 4 years since we started the AnimeQuotes project next month. When we first started there was perhaps"

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

Favorite Quote:
&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 Storyguardian BRONZE
Paramount, California
Storyguardian BRONZE, Paramount, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are enough. You are so enough, it is unbelievable how enough you are&quot; -Sierra Boggess

GeorgeProensagh PLATINUM, Lisbon, Other
25 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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&quot;Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.&quot; - Oscar Wilde

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By Setizia GOLD
Darnestown, Maryland
Setizia GOLD, Darnestown, Maryland
13 articles 5 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
The purpose of life is to search eternally for the purpose of life

Katarina Schumann BRONZE, Austin, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By imhereforthethought PLATINUM
Wayne, New Jersey
imhereforthethought PLATINUM, Wayne, New Jersey
43 articles 0 photos 45 comments
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By BreezyMonk GOLD
Uniontown, Ohio
BreezyMonk GOLD, Uniontown, Ohio
18 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
The road to you is hard, bumpy, and full of holes but its worth getting to know the real you.