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By PersonOfInterest ELITE
Shrewsbury, Other

I thought I was more than the mistakes I've made, I was told to love and not to be afraid. But back to old habits, I've crept my way in. Love is a crime, and I? It...
PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
176 articles 0 photos 9 comments

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What doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger.


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By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

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&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

i_am_lord_troldemort SILVER, Marietta, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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&ldquo;Real gangster-ass Nerdfighters don&rsquo;t run from nothing&hellip; &lsquo;cause real gangster-ass Nerdfighters can&rsquo;t run fast.&rdquo; <br /> and<br /> &ldquo;Saying &#039;I notice you&#039;re a nerd&#039; is like saying, &#039;Hey, I notice that you&#039;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&#039;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?&#039; In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&rdquo;

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By FrankieCorrado BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois
FrankieCorrado BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot;The only person you should be better than is the person you were yesterday&quot;

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By ashlynn17 SILVER
Alice, Texas
ashlynn17 SILVER, Alice, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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Keep calm and swim on.

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By ashlynn17 SILVER
Alice, Texas
ashlynn17 SILVER, Alice, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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Keep calm and swim on.

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By currently_liddell GOLD
Derry, New Hampshire
currently_liddell GOLD, Derry, New Hampshire
18 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I can&#039;t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.&rdquo; <br /> ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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By WritinGirl PLATINUM
DeKalb, Illinois
WritinGirl PLATINUM, DeKalb, Illinois
20 articles 0 photos 78 comments

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&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; ~Maya Angelou

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By Devin Farrell BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
Devin Farrell BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
1 article 0 photos 2 comments