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By supertigerMMC GOLD
Milpitas, California

Do you ever look into that mirror and see everything that you don't want to be? You hide your insecurities with makeup, clothes, and your best smile. You stare at your body an...
supertigerMMC GOLD, Milpitas, California
15 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am leg." -Jengabin Nankfrlin


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By luv2bLDS BRONZE
Peoria, Arizona
luv2bLDS BRONZE, Peoria, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough.

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By Anna45 SILVER
Allentown, New Jersey
Anna45 SILVER, Allentown, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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But I knew that was what he wanted, even as the lot echoed with the cracks of the shot, even as I begged silently-please not him, not him and Johnny both-I knew he would be dead, because Dally Wintson wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted

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By Revolution BRONZE
New Delhi, Other
Revolution BRONZE, New Delhi, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dream big , start small , act now

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FreeByWritting BRONZE, Hermiston, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
No one can hold you back anymore, breath if you need air, live if you love life, see if you need clarity. Remove those who threaten your happiness and replace them with people that add to it.

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By Maya Gunther BRONZE
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Maya Gunther BRONZE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By hannahcavender128 SILVER
Independence, Missouri
hannahcavender128 SILVER, Independence, Missouri
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Love is a battlefield" "We all have bruises"

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annagifty SILVER, Columbia, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." - C.S. Lewis

madi_28z BRONZE, Falls Church, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By Thepokelolo GOLD
Markham, Other
Thepokelolo GOLD, Markham, Other
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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This is what happens when a unstoppable force meets an immovable object
















-Joker (The Dark Knight)