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By efisher27 GOLD
Pittsford, New York

Seeking, wishing, wanting, hoping. Dreaming, longing, trying, failing. Perfection. Its all we will ever want and everything we will never get. Perfect. Flawless. Ama...
efisher27 GOLD, Pittsford, New York
18 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there'. I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.”


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By M.Coolio SILVER
Eureka, Missouri
M.Coolio SILVER, Eureka, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By TrixLovegood PLATINUM
Lisboa, Other
TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
25 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cicero

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By LivingInLiterature GOLD
Fairfield, Connecticut
LivingInLiterature GOLD, Fairfield, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why stop dreaming when you wake up?

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By kat2.0 SILVER
Sparrowbush, New York
kat2.0 SILVER, Sparrowbush, New York
5 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is short so go for it

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By Violasaur GOLD
Hyde Park, New York
Violasaur GOLD, Hyde Park, New York
17 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The warrior is not gauged by the force of his sword, but his ability to lay it down in peace.&quot;

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By Nikki11 BRONZE
Glandale, Arizona
Nikki11 BRONZE, Glandale, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments
xxbakerbabyxx DIAMOND, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
79 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life will only controll youh if youh let it&quot;

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By Bella-Faye GOLD
Oxford, Massachusetts
Bella-Faye GOLD, Oxford, Massachusetts
11 articles 7 photos 20 comments

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&ldquo;There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:<br /> This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don&#039;t fit your idea of who I should be and don&#039;t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.<br /> When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you.&rdquo;