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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida

I’m the type of person Who’d make way for others to pass, Stepping aside shamefully With my head down, Shrinking back and finding Shortcuts around The unrelenting crowd....
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


TubaLady DIAMOND, Athens, Michigan
89 articles 2 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, &#039;It&#039;s going to be OK. &#039; The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings&quot;

EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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By WritinGirl PLATINUM
DeKalb, Illinois
WritinGirl PLATINUM, DeKalb, Illinois
20 articles 0 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; ~Maya Angelou

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By prolixity GOLD
Iloilo City, Other
prolixity GOLD, Iloilo City, Other
19 articles 1 photo 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Even the tallest and most lofty trees have the most reason to dread the thunder.

BenHorrobin PLATINUM, Courtice, Other
24 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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By Whitehouse503 SILVER
North Waterboro, Maine
Whitehouse503 SILVER, North Waterboro, Maine
7 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the end you should always do the right thing, even if it&#039;s hard.&quot;

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By Sara3445 GOLD
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Sara3445 GOLD, South Hadley, Massachusetts
14 articles 0 photos 5 comments
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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&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

Theraforever PLATINUM, Dubuque, Iowa
20 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
And still I rise.