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By Chelsi-Law BRONZE
Baker, Montana

So what is so bad about being different? Well if you ask me i would say... Absolutely nothing! People may judge you for being weird, different, or unusual, but who cares? That'...
Chelsi-Law BRONZE, Baker, Montana
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dont cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."














-Dr. Seuss


allstar SILVER, Mendon, Massachusetts
5 articles 18 photos 0 comments
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FoodSamples BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence."

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By FoodSamples BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
FoodSamples BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence."

CupcakeSaffy PLATINUM, Cochrane, Other
20 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."

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By Irenesong0312 BRONZE
Waltham, Massachusetts
Irenesong0312 BRONZE, Waltham, Massachusetts
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By KatsK DIAMOND
Saint Paul, Minnesota
KatsK DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
57 articles 0 photos 301 comments

Favorite Quote:
Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind.
~Hans Hofmann
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
~Ray Bradbury

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By AubreyJordan PLATINUM
Flagstaff, Arizona
AubreyJordan PLATINUM, Flagstaff, Arizona
25 articles 0 photos 39 comments
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By NGGuerrette GOLD
Litchfield, New Hampshire
NGGuerrette GOLD, Litchfield, New Hampshire
11 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
If the world is one thing, and we are another then we should entitle ourselves into that, because it is the law that resides in our heart to go forth and to examine the rest of us… -Myself

Brittney Kearsley BRONZE, Boise, Idaho
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