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By Testing...1,2,3... SILVER
Urbana, Illinois

My best friend is also a girl, one who just happened to be my second girl-friend, my second love, she recently told me she wants to be a boy. I am not angry, not even a bit. I f...
Testing...1,2,3... SILVER, Urbana, Illinois
7 articles 7 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." Van Gogh


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By Writedancelove&live GOLD
Redding, California
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

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&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;

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By AwsomeAnn23 BRONZE
Priceton, Illinois
AwsomeAnn23 BRONZE, Priceton, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Melonn PLATINUM
Phoniex, Arizona
Melonn PLATINUM, Phoniex, Arizona
25 articles 3 photos 26 comments

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change your life<br /> <br /> Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.<br /> John Ada

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By belovebefree SILVER
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
belovebefree SILVER, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Whatever or whoever gets in the way, I&#039;ll ask to dance usually.&quot; - j.mraz

EstherSora GOLD, Woodside, New York
17 articles 1 photo 5 comments
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By KiNABABE SILVER
Lakewood, New Jersey
KiNABABE SILVER, Lakewood, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;WHATS MEANT T0 BE WiLL ALWAYS FiND iTS WAY&quot;

Celair_Phoenix SILVER, Hue, Other
5 articles 3 photos 16 comments

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&quot;All that glitters is not gold<br /> Not all those who wanders are lost.&quot;

Littleshad BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;There will be rest, and sure stars shining<br /> Over the roof-tops crowned with snow<br /> A reign of rest, serene forgetting,<br /> The music of stillness, holy and low.<br /> I will make this world of my devising<br /> Out of a dream in my lonely mind,<br /> I shall find the crystal of peace; and above me<br /> Stars I shall find.&quot;--Sara Teasdale