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Life MAG
By Anonymous

     Life is really important to me; it is a privilege just being here. To me, life is something that should be experienced as fun, amusing and interesting...

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My Mom MAG
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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.<br /> <br /> A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. –Josh Billings<br /> <br /> Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.- George Carlin<br /> <br /> 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<br /> <br /> Never lose. Either win, or learn. - Me

SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

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"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

Dani_Higareda PLATINUM, Hanahan, South Carolina
20 articles 0 photos 109 comments

Favorite Quote:
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” <br /> - Winnie the Pooh

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By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

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&quot;You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself.&quot; &quot;Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.&quot; &quot;You were born to be real, not to be perfect.&quot;

SophieFloph PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
21 articles 3 photos 37 comments

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&quot;Her stomach did a revengeful flop.&quot;

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By Kaitlincutie GOLD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kaitlincutie GOLD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
19 articles 1 photo 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
Whether you think you can or can't, you're right

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By alioops SILVER
North Hollywood, California
alioops SILVER, North Hollywood, California
8 articles 2 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.&quot;<br /> - Eugene Delacroix