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By Beazzzz BRONZE
New York, New York

Now that you hit the teenager years, there is going to be some big decisions that are going to be made and some risks taking. You have been waiting for this moment, to be a young a...
Beazzzz BRONZE, New York, New York
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These violent delights have violent ends <br /> And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,<br /> Which, as they kiss, consume.<br /> -Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene VI


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By Br11anna BRONZE
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Br11anna BRONZE, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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By PaloVerde1 GOLD
Las Vegas, Nevada
PaloVerde1 GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
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&quot;Years later, I look back and thing what the hell I was doing.&quot;

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By katie fridsma BRONZE
Belmont, Michigan
katie fridsma BRONZE, Belmont, Michigan
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TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
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&ldquo;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cicero

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By bbygurl21 PLATINUM
Boston, Massachusetts
bbygurl21 PLATINUM, Boston, Massachusetts
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sticks n stones my brick my bones but words cant

TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
25 articles 0 photos 12 comments

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&ldquo;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cicero

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By RachelAndersen96 SILVER
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
RachelAndersen96 SILVER, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
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You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it&#039;s awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton.<br /> <br /> Another quote by her: Each one of us ha&quot;Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It&#039;s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.&quot;

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CourtneyC GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
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