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By Anonymous

It was dark in the room; I loved it dark, especially at times like this. I had barely come home from my father’s house in Salt Lake City, Utah, and hadn’t seen my mo...

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By Yaasmeen GOLD
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Yaasmeen GOLD, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
14 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it&#039;s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.&rdquo;<br /> ― Marilyn Monroe,

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By Swantonio17 BRONZE
Everson, Washington
Swantonio17 BRONZE, Everson, Washington
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By gabriellevincent2 BRONZE
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
gabriellevincent2 BRONZE, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between.&rdquo; -Sylvia Plath

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By chari GOLD
Saint Charles, Illinois
chari GOLD, Saint Charles, Illinois
19 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa

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By lauraxin SILVER
Livingston, New Jersey
lauraxin SILVER, Livingston, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.&rdquo; ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

JarodM GOLD, Paducah, Kentucky
14 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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By FinchCastors SILVER
Columbus, Mississippi
FinchCastors SILVER, Columbus, Mississippi
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Tact is the art of making a point without an enemy.&quot; [Sir Isaac Newton]

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By StarGazer9 GOLD
Marana, Arizona
StarGazer9 GOLD, Marana, Arizona
19 articles 0 photos 79 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.&quot;

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By jkedwards PLATINUM
West Branch, Iowa
jkedwards PLATINUM, West Branch, Iowa
35 articles 0 photos 13 comments