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By Warley GOLD
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York

Tears began to sting my eyes as they threatened to fall. I wouldn't want to cry in front of everyone because of all the attention that might be drawn to me. I am not a person...
Warley GOLD, LONG ISLAND CITY, New York
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Don't be afraid to show the world who you really are.


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By sam_101 BRONZE
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sam_101 BRONZE, ......................, Other
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By -emma- GOLD
Miami, Florida
-emma- GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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I&#039;m like a child who belongs to nobody<br /> ~Lana Del Rey~

athenathepixie SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
5 articles 2 photos 10 comments

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&quot;Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.&quot; -Victor Hugo

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By AshhKel BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
AshhKel BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
4 articles 0 photos 10 comments

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&quot;We can&#039;t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.&quot; - Ronald Reagan

Ellie_Bera BRONZE, Vacoas, Other
2 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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&ldquo;Growing up, I slowly had this process of realizing that all of these things around me that people had told me were just the natural way things were and the way things always would be weren&rsquo;t natural at all. They were things that could be changed and they were things that, more importantly, were wrong and should change. And once I realized that, there was really no going back.&rdquo; Aaron Swartz

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ssaammaanntthha SILVER, Garden City, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&ldquo;To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.&rdquo;

CarrieSElam PLATINUM, West Liberty, Kentucky
24 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot; When you Grow Up, Your Heart Dies.&quot;- Ally Sheedy ( The Breakfast Club, 1985)<br /> <br /> &ldquo;And in the end, we were all just humans.. drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &quot;Groovy Like a Drive In movie&quot;

Psito BRONZE, Istanbul, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Destiny is for losers. It&#039;s just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen.&quot;