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By dylanlalala GOLD
Colchester, Vermont

This story is simple, and so it begins in the most simple of ways, with the two words which sum up my entire childhood. “I’m bored,” I complained. “Practice your chords,” my m...
dylanlalala GOLD, Colchester, Vermont
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"How vain is it to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live?" - Henry David Thoreau


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By lovealex513 SILVER
Gulfport, Mississippi
lovealex513 SILVER, Gulfport, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Millifickle GOLD
Madison, Ohio
Millifickle GOLD, Madison, Ohio
11 articles 7 photos 1 comment

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&quot;A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Oscar Wilde -

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By MilesToTravel BRONZE
Homedale, Idaho
MilesToTravel BRONZE, Homedale, Idaho
4 articles 0 photos 25 comments

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May the odds be EVER in your favor- Effie Trinket

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The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM, Joliet, Montana
31 articles 19 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;History is the fiction we invent to convince ourselves that events are knowable and life has order and direction.&quot; --Calvin and Hobbes

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By .Kathryn. SILVER
Mosca, Colorado
.Kathryn. SILVER, Mosca, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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If you know who you are, You have nothing to prove.<br /> You don&#039;t need a parachute to sky dive, you need a parachute to sky dive twice.<br /> The scars remind us the past is real.

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By aphilly DIAMOND
St. Paul Park, Minnesota
aphilly DIAMOND, St. Paul Park, Minnesota
63 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?&quot; -Ellen Hopkins

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princeofsparx DIAMOND, Manhattan, New York
57 articles 8 photos 1 comment

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Those who reach for the stars should never forget the flowers that bloom at their feet.

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By Anonymous
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By maS15 GOLD
Elk Grove, California
maS15 GOLD, Elk Grove, California
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can dream it you can do it&quot;