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By Kelly Barker BRONZE
Lapeer, Michigan

I know how the shapeshifter feels. To give up yourself, so other people accept you. Yet there is no way you can live as a Fake. There are school children who alw...
Kelly Barker BRONZE, Lapeer, Michigan
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By Tadhg GOLD
Portland, Oregon
Tadhg GOLD, Portland, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;They watched as she danced in the flames and they wondered why she wasn&#039;t burnt. And she would glance at them and ponder how they coped with the cold.&quot;<br /> -J.M. Storm

Noah Howard BRONZE,
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By hotpawticx3 BRONZE
Harker Heights, Texas
hotpawticx3 BRONZE, Harker Heights, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Throw me to the wolves, and I&#039;ll return leading the pack.&quot;

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By beawulf SILVER
Sacramento, California
beawulf SILVER, Sacramento, California
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By babygirl576 PLATINUM
Marion, Michigan
babygirl576 PLATINUM, Marion, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
You lied, and I cried. You&#039;re a jerk, so I was hurt. You&#039;re a<br /> deceiver, But I was a believer. Sorry I wasted your time, I guess?

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By Local_Tragedy BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Local_Tragedy BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” <br /> ― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

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By Local_Tragedy BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Local_Tragedy BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” <br /> ― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

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By EmilyKS22 GOLD
Mansfield, Illinois
EmilyKS22 GOLD, Mansfield, Illinois
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