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Wonderings of a dedicated cynic
By Talon_B BRONZE
Mcminnville, Oregon

The truth is, I don’t put much faith in people. You spend enough time watching, and you just might start to feel the same way. People are an exceptional form of life, and mostl...
Talon_B BRONZE, Mcminnville, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you\'re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I\'ve got a few missing. It\'s ok though, because I\'ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who\'s an 8-color type.. I\'m like, hey girl, magenta! and she\'s like, oh, you mean purple! and she goes off on her purple thing, and I\'m like, no - I want magenta!\"

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#11232 Nonfiction
Dylan
By Alaskanguy BRONZE
Bethel, Alaska
Alaskanguy BRONZE, Bethel, Alaska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man's strength is not measured by the size of his fist, but by the size of his heart.

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#11233 Nonfiction
Because There Was No One Else
By skyfall SILVER
Baltimore, Maryland
skyfall SILVER, Baltimore, Maryland
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#11234 Nonfiction
Parents
By Daisja.J SILVER
New York, New York
Daisja.J SILVER, New York, New York
9 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
be you because no one can do you better than you.

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#11235 Nonfiction
I waited for you.
By EmilyKnowlton GOLD
North Grafton, Massachusetts
EmilyKnowlton GOLD, North Grafton, Massachusetts
12 articles 12 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everybody love everybody."

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#11236 Nonfiction
Attitude and Effort
By OweenTheGreat SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
OweenTheGreat SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#11237 Nonfiction
The Storm
By jeager BRONZE
Grimes, Iowa
jeager BRONZE, Grimes, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?

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#11238 Nonfiction
Smile
By Anonymous
#11239 Nonfiction
Green Never Unseen
By 4adamson123 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
4adamson123 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#11240 Nonfiction
True Love
By 0HMYJOSH^_^ BRONZE
North Las Vegas, Nevada
0HMYJOSH^_^ BRONZE, North Las Vegas, Nevada
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
What Goes Around, Comes Around

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