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By CrazyGurl97 GOLD
Denison, Iowa

Jason Hoffman was the love of my life. We had been dating for four years yet something was not right. I was scared and afraid of leaving him. I thought that if I left he would not...
CrazyGurl97 GOLD, Denison, Iowa
10 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I'm strong enough to know people make mistakes." "Those who are the quietest, sometimes have the most to tell."


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By RobJustRob BRONZE
West Orange, New Jersey
RobJustRob BRONZE, West Orange, New Jersey
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Jessica Spring BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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By MikeP410 BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
MikeP410 BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
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KittyInTheSky BRONZE,
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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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By AbbyQ PLATINUM
Fairbanks, Alaska
AbbyQ PLATINUM, Fairbanks, Alaska
34 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When the coroner cuts me open, he will find ink in my veins and blood on my typewriter keys."

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By sweetmelody BRONZE
San Jose, California
sweetmelody BRONZE, San Jose, California
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"We choose to go…not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win." John F. Kennedy

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By Krose456 BRONZE
Indianapolis, Indiana
Krose456 BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
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