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By North2012 BRONZE
Downers Grove, Illinois

As a child I would think of my life in the future and aspire to grandiose careers. A lawyer, a doctor, a world famous author, needless to say, I have always had fairly optimistic p...
North2012 BRONZE, Downers Grove, Illinois
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By Matthew Donahue BRONZE
Lansdae, Pennsylvania
Matthew Donahue BRONZE, Lansdae, Pennsylvania
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By alisaysroar GOLD
N. Kingstown, Rhode Island
alisaysroar GOLD, N. Kingstown, Rhode Island
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"Weighed down under the shallow sunrise, the radiance seeping through my aqua ceiling, and reminding me that I chased my own demise--we've all constructed our own ends with the illusions of beginnings."

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TheRach13 BRONZE, Floyd Knobs, Indiana
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By Michael Simmons BRONZE
New York Ny, New York
Michael Simmons BRONZE, New York Ny, New York
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LillianAnna BRONZE, Gardiner, Maine
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Favorite Quote:
It may not be my day, but It's going to be my year.

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By EunisaLacey BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
EunisaLacey BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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Me22895 DIAMOND, Azle, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

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LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
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&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London

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By GwenAviles BRONZE
BROOKLYN, New York
GwenAviles BRONZE, BROOKLYN, New York
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If you hear a voice within you say &quot;you cannot paint,&quot; then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~Vincent Van Gogh