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By TaraEllenbest BRONZE
Pasco, Washington

People say that there is nothing more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears. Someone could live every day in fear or pain from a tragedy. They could be lonely or...
TaraEllenbest BRONZE, Pasco, Washington
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nikiiiZ GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
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Sainayan BRONZE, Chesterfield, New Jersey
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LinkinPark12 PLATINUM, Lincolnshire, Other
45 articles 1 photo 198 comments

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Work like you don’t need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching. ¦ I like change - but only when everything stays the same.

Likeaboss427 GOLD, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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"But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed---because 'Thou mayest.'" -Lee (East of Eden, John Steinbeck)

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By Killjoy_Parade GOLD
Scottsburg, Indiana
Killjoy_Parade GOLD, Scottsburg, Indiana
17 articles 4 photos 90 comments

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"You got killed. *explody sounds* Chuncks of s*** flying outta you." - Gerard

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By hv2013 SILVER
New Delhi, Other
hv2013 SILVER, New Delhi, Other
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By richrmg BRONZE
Resica Falls, New Jersey
richrmg BRONZE, Resica Falls, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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“The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of the citizen. The really sane man knows that he has a touch of the madman.” G. K. Chesterton