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By MadiMay SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

"You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens." You have to break the hard outer shell before you can reach the delicate layer hidden beneath the fake laughs and forced...
MadiMay SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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&quot;I tried being normal once. I didn&#039;t like it.&quot;<br /> -Unknown


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jbeckgosox04 BRONZE, Midlothian, Virginia
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By youareworthlife_ BRONZE
Glenwood, Illinois
youareworthlife_ BRONZE, Glenwood, Illinois
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When you fall down, rise back up and don&#039;t give up this fight because you are worth life&quot;

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By nsn_495 GOLD
Manteca, California
nsn_495 GOLD, Manteca, California
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Never frown, for you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile(:

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By camocountrygirl GOLD
Hot Springs, Arkansas
camocountrygirl GOLD, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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What goes around goes around!! The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot!!

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little.linguaphile GOLD, Waxhaw, North Carolina
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&quot;You will never find the time for things. If you want time, you must make it.&quot; Charles Buxton, English writer