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By Anonymous

I’m not homosexual, but I’m not straight, either. I’m nothing. I’ve never had sex nor even been kissed, and the funny thing about me is, I’ve never wanted to. I’m not interested...

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By Vile1 BRONZE
Athens, Maine
Vile1 BRONZE, Athens, Maine
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By BookFan BRONZE
New York, New York
BookFan BRONZE, New York, New York
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty" .
"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely".
"Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all."
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Jackie_Huang PLATINUM, Scarsdale, New York
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Everything happens for a reason

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By missca1229 GOLD
North Tonawanda, New York
missca1229 GOLD, North Tonawanda, New York
11 articles 5 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life makes my heart sing

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By wildxflower BRONZE
San Diego, California
wildxflower BRONZE, San Diego, California
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By amandacarter BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
amandacarter BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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slefmade

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By esthert SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
esthert SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.

I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.

I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn’t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.

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By Anonymous
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By ValeriaJ BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
ValeriaJ BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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