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By katherine345 PLATINUM
Redding, Connecticut

I guess my appreciation of spicy foods has always been a weird point of pride for me. “I don’t know if I want to order that, it’s way too spicy,”...
katherine345 PLATINUM, Redding, Connecticut
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gmartinez216 BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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JJOrys BRONZE, Mukwonago, Wisconsin
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By mjVAL SILVER
San José, Other
mjVAL SILVER, San José, Other
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can&rsquo;t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

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By 25tc01 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
25tc01 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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lizzymwrites GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only people for me are the mad ones... the ones who never yawn and say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders against the stars.&quot; - Jack Kerouac

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Elizabeth4334 SILVER, Irvine, California
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Favorite Quote:
It's depressing to ruminate about the doors that closed yesterday. It's liberating to look for the doors that are open today.

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By heartfacee BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
heartfacee BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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jacklyn10 GOLD, Hartland , Wisconsin
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By boo620 BRONZE
Horsham, Pennsylvania
boo620 BRONZE, Horsham, Pennsylvania
1 article 1 photo 4 comments