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By Kechia Edwards BRONZE
Warrenton, Virginia

When I was younger, I was asked too many times “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Well, the answer at the time was “a firefighter,” and then a couple years later the answer...
Kechia Edwards BRONZE, Warrenton, Virginia
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julieanne7 BRONZE, Commack, New York
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By EmilyZauzmer BRONZE
Dresher, Pennsylvania
EmilyZauzmer BRONZE, Dresher, Pennsylvania
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MeggieK.Green SILVER, Rancho Cordova, California
6 articles 25 photos 15 comments

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"An author doesn't necessarily understand the meaning of his own story better than anyone else." -Lewis Carroll

the_writer_who_lost_her_pencil SILVER, Carrollton, Texas
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"To eat or not to eat, tis a silly question. Tis better to clean thine plate to maketh room for more."

lunar_moon BRONZE, Austin, Texas
4 articles 3 photos 39 comments

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"If you think you can you can, and if you think you can't, you're right." -Mary Kay Ash

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By JParv BRONZE
Oxanrd, California
JParv BRONZE, Oxanrd, California
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment

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"There is no right way to do the wrong thing."

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By eay444 BRONZE
Antigo, Wisconsin
eay444 BRONZE, Antigo, Wisconsin
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By AlexHeller DIAMOND
San Mateo, California
AlexHeller DIAMOND, San Mateo, California
60 articles 2 photos 16 comments

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Live with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. do what you love. live as if this is all there is. -Mary Anne Rabmacher

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By Real_Ferret BRONZE
Salinas, California
Real_Ferret BRONZE, Salinas, California
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I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to put you down will be there to help you back up.