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Sticks and Stones
By Lost_In_Space BRONZE
Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Sticks and Stones may break my Bones but words will never hurt me. Ask Someone on the receiving end if this is true, because it is not. Broken bones will heal, but the w...
Lost_In_Space BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.&quot;<br /> -Albert Einstein

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Sister
By Literature_Darling GOLD
Warrenton, Virginia
Literature_Darling GOLD, Warrenton, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 32 comments

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&quot;To live is the rarest thing of all. Most people exsist and that is all.&quot; ~Oscar Wilde<br /> &quot;I am a writer quite by accident, the way one my fall and rip a hole in their jeans.&quot; ~Blogger H. B. Sachs

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Guns: Should we keep them?
By Ray445 BRONZE
Havre, Montana
Ray445 BRONZE, Havre, Montana
3 articles 2 photos 5 comments

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You were the lighting in that rain. You can still shine in the darkness- Snake-MGS 4, GOP

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How to Grow Up In America
By Sagar Amrania BRONZE
Solon, Ohio
Sagar Amrania BRONZE, Solon, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Ledges Are For Looking
By monalisa3479 SILVER
La Canada, California
monalisa3479 SILVER, La Canada, California
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Saying &#039;I notice you&#039;re a nerd&#039; is like saying, &#039;Hey, I notice that you&#039;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&#039;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?&#039; In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&rdquo; <br /> ― John Green

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Take A Minute
By ashley05 SILVER
Vienna, Virginia
ashley05 SILVER, Vienna, Virginia
8 articles 11 photos 0 comments
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Crucifix-ation
By Prisoner24601 SILVER
New Malden, Other
Prisoner24601 SILVER, New Malden, Other
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;But Brutus says he was ambitious,<br /> And Brutus is an honourable man.&quot; ~William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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Temptation
By Tizzy BRONZE
Dhaka, Other
Tizzy BRONZE, Dhaka, Other
2 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
I sleep to much, parents complain. I sleep less, parents complain. I go out too much, parents complain. I don&#039;t go out too much, parents complain. I play games too much, parents complain. I play games less, parents complain. I CANT WIN!

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A Step in the Right Direction.
By AlmostNormal SILVER
Tulsa, Oklahoma
AlmostNormal SILVER, Tulsa, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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&quot; All is far in love and war&quot;

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#suburbanteenprobs
By nwiser BRONZE
Solon, Ohio
nwiser BRONZE, Solon, Ohio
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