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By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Chose a number, or eat a cucumber Choose zero to run in a meadow Choose one for fun Choose two to get your own statue Choose three to get some tea Choose four if this is a b...
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)


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By punkr0cker365 ELITE
Bedford, New York
punkr0cker365 ELITE, Bedford, New York
100 articles 2 photos 13 comments

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

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By kristen_98 GOLD
Milton, New Hampshire
kristen_98 GOLD, Milton, New Hampshire
12 articles 0 photos 10 comments
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By oliviaferreira DIAMOND
Arlington, Massachusetts
oliviaferreira DIAMOND, Arlington, Massachusetts
92 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;re only given one little spark of madness; you mustn&#039;t lose it.&quot;<br /> -Robin Williams

Kyra Ann Dawkins BRONZE, Solon, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By MaddieTaylor GOLD
Midvale, Utah
MaddieTaylor GOLD, Midvale, Utah
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything works out in the end, if it hasn&#039;t worked out, then it isn&#039;t the end.&quot;

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By thewriter19 BRONZE
Coral Springs, Florida
thewriter19 BRONZE, Coral Springs, Florida
1 article 0 photos 3 comments
Poetry
By fallen_angel420 PLATINUM
Centerville, Ohio
fallen_angel420 PLATINUM, Centerville, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
It has been said, &lsquo;time heals all wounds.&rsquo; I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.

Poetry
By fallen_angel420 PLATINUM
Centerville, Ohio
fallen_angel420 PLATINUM, Centerville, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
It has been said, &lsquo;time heals all wounds.&rsquo; I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.

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By n3xtusplaya DIAMOND
Honolulu, Hawaii
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
83 articles 23 photos 232 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur