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By Karen Chee BRONZE
Foster City, California

I’ve been called quite a few words in my short life of seventeen years. Among these, the most popular have undoubtedly been “weird,” “strange,” “creative,” and “imaginative.” Thoug...
Karen Chee BRONZE, Foster City, California
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By LillyBlue GOLD
Rochester, New Hampshire
LillyBlue GOLD, Rochester, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
"Yeah, I'm the one with my feet on the ground. But I've got long legs and I have to bend my knees to keep my head out of the clouds."

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By ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM
Greenwood Village, Colorado
ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM, Greenwood Village, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 41 comments

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Don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.<br /> Love Always. :)<br /> When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat, don&#039;t waste time and tears on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.

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By jlb1993 SILVER
La Chapelle Aux Lys, Other
jlb1993 SILVER, La Chapelle Aux Lys, Other
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War&#039;s a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives.&quot; - Chuck Palahnuik

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By Amanda58470 BRONZE
Woodstock, Georgia
Amanda58470 BRONZE, Woodstock, Georgia
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By Anonymous
iTorchic BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly every day.&quot; ~William Allingham

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By sysamiha BRONZE
Queens, New York
sysamiha BRONZE, Queens, New York
2 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only thing I need in my life is YOU. I wanna be the only girl in your life as well.

Swaggoner BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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&ldquo;I&#039;m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best.&rdquo; <br /> &ldquo;in this world there are dreamers and there are realists. you&rsquo;d think the dreamers would find the dreamers and the realists would find the realists, but more often than not, the opposite is true. the dreamers need the realists to keep them from soaring too close to the sun. and the realists? well, without the dreamers, they might not ever get off the ground.&rdquo;<br /> ― Marilyn Monroe<br /> &ldquo;in this world there are&ldquo;