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By Anonymous

Ladies and Gentlemen you may know me as just some girl that walks around school, maybe you have heard things about me and what I may have done but I am not here to discuss what I K...

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By WolfGurl PLATINUM
Not A Real Place, Indiana
WolfGurl PLATINUM, Not A Real Place, Indiana
20 articles 5 photos 177 comments

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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. –Anatole France.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. –Josh Billings

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.- George Carlin

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. —Franklin D. Roosevelt

Never lose. Either win, or learn. - Me

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By taylor.hall2514 BRONZE
Watertown, Wisconsin
taylor.hall2514 BRONZE, Watertown, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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“I know this transformation is painful, but you’re not falling apart; you’re just falling into something different, with a new capacity to be beautiful”
William C. Hannan

FluffyCatRuby BRONZE, Allston, Massachusetts
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Dani_Higareda PLATINUM, Hanahan, South Carolina
20 articles 0 photos 109 comments

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“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
- Winnie the Pooh

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By Kelly5912 GOLD
Billerica, Massachusetts
Kelly5912 GOLD, Billerica, Massachusetts
10 articles 1 photo 0 comments

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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

“I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.”

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By Anonymous