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By lsanchez197 BRONZE
Sarasota, Florida

On my eighteenth birthday, I turned seventy-nine. My skin, as fair and unperturbed as it was at the onset of my ephemeral life (discounting the middling creases at my brow), sh...
lsanchez197 BRONZE, Sarasota, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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By jonahf BRONZE
Maplewood, Missouri
jonahf BRONZE, Maplewood, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By claudiatrosclair BRONZE
Kenner, Louisiana
claudiatrosclair BRONZE, Kenner, Louisiana
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lover.of.the.light BRONZE, Anchroage, Alaska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool - for love - for your dreams - for the the adventure of being alive.

#32505 Nonfiction
Volleyballgirl12 BRONZE, Birmingham, Alabama
2 articles 7 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
Helen Keller

#32506 Nonfiction
By Cynmarie415 SILVER
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Cynmarie415 SILVER, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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addie-nevins BRONZE, Maplewood, Missouri
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By BCS248 GOLD
Calgary, Other
BCS248 GOLD, Calgary, Other
12 articles 2 photos 6 comments
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By Anonymous
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By pinkplants PLATINUM
Brandon, Mississippi
pinkplants PLATINUM, Brandon, Mississippi
39 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel