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By taylorschronce BRONZE
Vale, North Carolina

What does it mean to be someone? People always say you're only someone when you have something to live for. Like on Shark Tale, a kids movie, the main character thinks he will...
taylorschronce BRONZE, Vale, North Carolina
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"don't judge a book by it's cover."


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By patience_weir22 GOLD
Grand Junction, Colorado
patience_weir22 GOLD, Grand Junction, Colorado
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"Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you" -Unknown

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By elliecoburn BRONZE
Coronado, California
elliecoburn BRONZE, Coronado, California
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By aphilly DIAMOND
St. Paul Park, Minnesota
aphilly DIAMOND, St. Paul Park, Minnesota
63 articles 0 photos 21 comments

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"Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?" -Ellen Hopkins

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CZ GOLD, Olympia, Washington
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the law is reason free from passion <br /> -Aristotle

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By beckylovesxx SILVER
Wilmington, Delaware
beckylovesxx SILVER, Wilmington, Delaware
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By camdog22 SILVER
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
camdog22 SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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By CarolineF. DIAMOND
Yanceyville, North Carolina
CarolineF. DIAMOND, Yanceyville, North Carolina
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\&quot;Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever par