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By Anonymous

I remember the first time my mom called me fat. Her words shot through me like bullets. Hard, cold, unforgiving bullets. That was the first time I ever saw myself as ugly. I wa...

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By dietcoke88 BRONZE
New Hope, Pennsylvania
dietcoke88 BRONZE, New Hope, Pennsylvania
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By Dani.Rod SILVER
Roswell, Georgia
Dani.Rod SILVER, Roswell, Georgia
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&quot;I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It&#039;s just that the translations have gone wrong.&quot; ~John Lennon<br /> <br /> &quot;I believe in everything until it&#039;s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it&#039;s in your mind. Who&#039;s to say that dreams and nightmares aren&#039;t as real as the here and now?&quot; ~John Lennon<br /> <br /> &quot;When you&#039;re drowning, you don&#039;t say &#039;I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,&#039; you just scream.&quot; ~John Lennon

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By Shivangik BRONZE
Livingston, New Jersey
Shivangik BRONZE, Livingston, New Jersey
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By sorteria BRONZE
Accra, Other
sorteria BRONZE, Accra, Other
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Better is not good enough,the BEST is yet to come

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By estandley GOLD
Kinston, North Carolina
estandley GOLD, Kinston, North Carolina
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&quot;Sometimes I can hear my bones straining underneath the weight of the lives I&#039;m not living.&quot;

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By RPMadia BRONZE
Yountville, California
RPMadia BRONZE, Yountville, California
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By CaseyNicole BRONZE
Hobe Sound, Florida
CaseyNicole BRONZE, Hobe Sound, Florida
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A minute of being unhappy, is a minute lost of happiness.

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katelyn27 SILVER, Midland, Michigan
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By Drewkos BRONZE
Mendham, New Jersey
Drewkos BRONZE, Mendham, New Jersey
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