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By tennisplayer96 BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas

I stare at the blank page in front of me, trying to make sense of the jigsaw before my eyes. I glance at the clock. Great. Midnight. As I begin to doubt my abilities to successfull...
tennisplayer96 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
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Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so waste your time and have the time of your life.


Finding-the-Way-sophie BRONZE, Bogota, Other
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By thesplatterink BRONZE
Westfield, New Jersey
thesplatterink BRONZE, Westfield, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know what I&#039;m going to do tomorrow, and the next day, and the year after that!&quot;<br /> -- George Bailey, It&#039;s a Wonderful Life<br /> <br /> &quot;[Love and Art] are both simply forms of imitation.&quot; - Lord Henry, The Picture of Dorian Gray<br /> <br /> &quot;A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.&quot; - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas<br /> <br /> &quot;Rosebud&quot;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies, an&#039; tho&#039; a cloud&#039;s shape nor hue nor size don&#039;t stay the same, it&#039;s still a cloud an&#039; so is a soul. Who can say where the cloud&#039;s blowed from or who the soul&#039;ll be &#039;morrow? Only Sonmi the east an&#039; the west an&#039; the compass an&#039; the atlas, yay, only the atlas o&#039; clouds.&rdquo; - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas<br /> <br /> &quot;If you want to know what a man&#039;s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.&quot; - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.&rdquo; - Alain de Botton<br /> <br /> &ldquo;When you don&rsquo;t have many friends and you don&rsquo;t have a social life you&rsquo;re kind of left looking at things, not doing things. There&rsquo;s a weird freedom in not having people treat you like you&rsquo;re part of society or where you have to fulfill social relationships.&rdquo; - Tim Burton

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By Maz20 BRONZE
Evergreen, Colorado
Maz20 BRONZE, Evergreen, Colorado
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By Kinnikinik BRONZE
Bellevue, Washington
Kinnikinik BRONZE, Bellevue, Washington
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Mohrenweiser SILVER, Yangon, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does&quot;

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By Dani322h BRONZE
Silver Plume, Colorado
Dani322h BRONZE, Silver Plume, Colorado
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By ferretkid BRONZE
Idaho Springs, Colorado
ferretkid BRONZE, Idaho Springs, Colorado
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