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By Diarist_Chicken PLATINUM
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Lies swim around us. They bring forth a might flood, all of which is stopped by a dam we built for our selves. Why did we build it? Why couldn’t we have been strong enough to face...
Diarist_Chicken PLATINUM, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
30 articles 2 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere would much rather you not be doing it. <br /> -Terry Pratchett


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By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

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By karisuna GOLD
Pinellas Park, Florida
karisuna GOLD, Pinellas Park, Florida
19 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of them all." -The Emperor, Mulan<br /> <br /> "Let go of anger, let go of pride, when you are bound by nothing, you go beyond sorrow." -Buddha

singingintherain BRONZE, Lebanon, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 14 comments
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By TabithaL SILVER
Suffolk, Virginia
TabithaL SILVER, Suffolk, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak only if it improves upon the silence&quot;- Mahatma Gandhi

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By TobiasEliot DIAMOND
San Diego, California
TobiasEliot DIAMOND, San Diego, California
53 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." -Pablo Neruda

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By BerneseLaxer99 SILVER
Goshen, New York
BerneseLaxer99 SILVER, Goshen, New York
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."<br /> -Winston Churchill

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By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

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By Spaceboy BRONZE
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Spaceboy BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I steal a kiss from her sleeping shadow moves, because I&#039;ll always miss her wherever she goes / And I&#039;ll always need her more than she could ever need me / I need someone to ease my mind, but sometimes a someone is so hard to find.&quot;

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By Saltine BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
Saltine BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
3 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Today is going to be a good day and here&#039;s why: because today, today at least you&#039;re you, and that&#039;s enough.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -&quot;Finale&quot;, Dear Evan Hansen