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By FoodSamples BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona

In the distance, tall flood lights stretched into the air, their misty rays shooting out a ghostly welcome. Loud music pounded our ears as we stepped outside the safety of the litt...
FoodSamples BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence."


CupcakeSaffy PLATINUM, Cochrane, Other
20 articles 0 photos 28 comments

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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."

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By Irenesong0312 BRONZE
Waltham, Massachusetts
Irenesong0312 BRONZE, Waltham, Massachusetts
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By KatsK DIAMOND
Saint Paul, Minnesota
KatsK DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
57 articles 0 photos 301 comments

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Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind.<br /> ~Hans Hofmann<br /> You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.<br /> ~Ray Bradbury

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By AubreyJordan PLATINUM
Flagstaff, Arizona
AubreyJordan PLATINUM, Flagstaff, Arizona
25 articles 0 photos 39 comments
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By NGGuerrette GOLD
Litchfield, New Hampshire
NGGuerrette GOLD, Litchfield, New Hampshire
11 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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If the world is one thing, and we are another then we should entitle ourselves into that, because it is the law that resides in our heart to go forth and to examine the rest of us&hellip; -Myself

Brittney Kearsley BRONZE, Boise, Idaho
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His_Princess SILVER, Maywood, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments
Natasha Cole BRONZE, Coppell, Texas
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By laurelsullivan BRONZE
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
laurelsullivan BRONZE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just be yourself, because the people who mind don&#039;t matter, and the people that matter don&#039;t mind&quot;<br /> -Dr Seuss