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By SomeAsianGirl BRONZE
Mission Viejo, California

To say that I am like Andy Dufresne, wife-killing banker and mastermind behind a money laundering scandal, would be the shortest way to sum me up in a nutshell. Scrutinizing of...
SomeAsianGirl BRONZE, Mission Viejo, California
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"Get busy living or get busy dying." -Andy Dufresne, Shawshank Redemption


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By izzykins BRONZE
Ellicott City, Maryland
izzykins BRONZE, Ellicott City, Maryland
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seeamyfly BRONZE, Niskayuna, New York
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&quot;You should always save hyperbole for when you really need it.&quot;<br /> - Hobbes, Calvin &amp; Hobbes

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By Anonymous
vergil23 BRONZE, Cape Town, Other
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&#039;&#039;Reality is open to perception, thus it is undefined and ultimately imaginery&#039;&#039;

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By 1ireland11 BRONZE
Pleasant Valley, New York
1ireland11 BRONZE, Pleasant Valley, New York
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No day but today

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By TCrown BRONZE
Thousand Oaks, California
TCrown BRONZE, Thousand Oaks, California
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&quot;You&#039;re in better company, historically, if people don&#039;t understand what you&#039;re doing.&quot; -Elliott Smith