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By kelseyg135 GOLD
Pownal, Maine

Where I’m from, some people have no idea. Changing who I am just to impress people. Suffering because if I don’t achieve what they want to see, I’m considered a failure....
kelseyg135 GOLD, Pownal, Maine
16 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Pain is temporary, Pride is forever."


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By SpringRayyn PLATINUM
Lakeville, Minnesota
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
34 articles 2 photos 658 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't punish yourself," she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing."
--Markus Zusak, "The Book Thief"

kaylakyreebaby SILVER, Concord, California
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A man can travel the whole world in search
for what he needs and find it when he returns home"

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By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

Favorite Quote:
"According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking." — Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate)

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By Hummingbird GOLD
Berryton, Kansas
Hummingbird GOLD, Berryton, Kansas
16 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller

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By sherberteater GOLD
Fruita, Colorado
sherberteater GOLD, Fruita, Colorado
13 articles 13 photos 199 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families."

Thank God for friends like you!

WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
67 articles 1 photo 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much."
— James Patterson
"This is the very first page, not where the storyline ends, my thoughts will echo your name until I see you again..." ~Taylor Swift "Enchanted"

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By JakeShaw PLATINUM
Atlanta, Georgia
JakeShaw PLATINUM, Atlanta, Georgia
23 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you're in a night that seems almost devoid of stars and you look but can't find someone to help you see. Look for that lonely star and let it guide you until you find the light. (anonymous)

timevampire GOLD, Bellville, Ohio
14 articles 0 photos 163 comments

Favorite Quote:
Quoting yourself makes you an ass.

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By robert3212 GOLD
Harlingen, Texas
robert3212 GOLD, Harlingen, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
The opportunities in life are that which takes us away from normality.