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By Anonymous

My childhood was pretty good overall. There were scattered events that definitely affected who I am. My father and mother never had your typical parent relationship. There were cus...

McCauliflower SILVER, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now.”

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By efisher27 GOLD
Pittsford, New York
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 Sarah Crowley BRONZE
Greenlawn, New York
Sarah Crowley BRONZE, Greenlawn, New York
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By Sarah Crowley BRONZE
Greenlawn, New York
Sarah Crowley BRONZE, Greenlawn, New York
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By lindseyzcz BRONZE
Woodbridge, Virginia
lindseyzcz BRONZE, Woodbridge, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Thornybum GOLD, Carlisle, Other
13 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.