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By RetryKai BRONZE
Katy, Texas

Locked in a transparent container, I am but a bird on display. My wings have been clipped, And I can’t see straight. From abuse and mishandling, I can’t fly out, I’ve strug...
RetryKai BRONZE, Katy, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~ Kurt Cobain


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By Steph0804 GOLD
Seoul, Other
Steph0804 GOLD, Seoul, Other
12 articles 4 photos 206 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it better, but the frog dies in the process.&quot; -E.B. White

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By jessicasays BRONZE
Beverly Hills, California
jessicasays BRONZE, Beverly Hills, California
4 articles 4 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you will it, it is no dream.&quot;<br /> Theodor Herzl

SamanthaFaulkner GOLD, Romulus, Michigan
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all chains from every mind.&quot;

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By sapphire14 BRONZE
Hot Springs, Arkansas
sapphire14 BRONZE, Hot Springs, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
GO BIG OR DON&#039;T GO AT ALL

THE.REBEL.REBORN PLATINUM, Prentiss, Mississippi
20 articles 0 photos 30 comments
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By prettyinpiink GOLD
Houston, Texas
prettyinpiink GOLD, Houston, Texas
17 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&quot;

Lydia_the_dwarf PLATINUM, Jamison, Pennsylvania
26 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.&quot; -Christopher Columbus<br /> <br /> &quot;You live by what you thrill to, and there&#039;s the end of it&quot; -D. H. Lawrence<br /> <br /> &quot;If you&#039;re going through hell, keep going&quot; -Winston Churchill

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By NathanB GOLD
Amherst, Massachusetts
NathanB GOLD, Amherst, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 9 comments
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By EscapeSanity SILVER
Sahuache, Colorado
EscapeSanity SILVER, Sahuache, Colorado
7 articles 1 photo 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> Is it better to be hurt by the raw truth, or comfortably deceived?